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Common Scam Schemes in Trading

Understand how the most frequent scams are structured — so you can spot them in seconds.

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2.1

Trader-Mentor

"I made millions; I'll mentor you for $5,000"

2.2

Paid Signals

Why 99% are a trap

2.3

PAMM Pyramids

Ponzi mechanics in trading

2.4

Fake Brokers

Clones, unregulated venues, quote manipulation

2.5

Pump & Dump in Crypto

Coordinated pumps

2.6

"Free Education"

Sales funnels and aggressive upsells

Match the Scheme to Its Red Flag

Drag each scam scheme to its matching red flag indicator. Complete all 6 matches to proceed.

Scam Schemes

Red Flag Indicators

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