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Can you spot financial fraud?

New report shows investors find outsized return pitches "appealing"

Most people in the United States have been targeted by financial fraudsters, while nearly half are unable to spot classic red flags of fraud.
For example, more than 40% of people surveyed for the Financial Fraud and Fraud Susceptibility in the United States report, which was released today, found an

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