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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

CDC Global Inc., Wise Investors Simply Excel LLC

Robert C. Brown Jr. (aka Trebor)

ReportedJul 23, 2008
LocationHillsborough, CA
Amount$20,000,000

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Company / entity
CDC Global Inc., Wise Investors Simply Excel LLC
Industry
Stock and options trading
Pitch & red flags
Promised to "double investor money in eight months" and "astronomical returns"; called "risk-free"; claimed the SEC had "cleared" him; blamed payment delays on "the Patriot Act"

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

SEC official

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