[ by Melanie Gretchen ]

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation will participate in a series of Investor Fraud Summits sponsored by the Department of Justice and the SEC at several venues across the country. The series will feature U.S. Attorneys, as well as senior officials from the Department of Justice, SEC, CFTC, and the FBI, to highlight what federal and state regulators and law enforcement are doing to protect investors.  It will also highlight the "red flags" of investment fraud.  The Summits will be open to community members, law enforcement, victim advocates, and others.

The FINRA Foundation will be participating in 3 of these events this month:

• Northeast Region Investor Fraud Summit on October 1 at University of Connecticut – Stamford Campus
• Rocky Mountain Region Investor Fraud Summit on October 10 at University of Colorado, Denver Campus
• Southeastern Regional Investor Fraud Summit on October 12 at Miami Dade College

"We are proud to participate with the Department of Justice and the SEC in this coordinated campaign to teach Americans the tricks of the trade of outsmarting investment fraud.  By highlighting how law enforcement and regulators can help protect Americans from fraud and teaching citizens the steps they can take to avoid becoming victims, our goal is to help investors keep their nest eggs safe from scams." -- Gerri Walsh, President of the FINRA Education Foundation.

[FINRA News Release, 10/1/12]