Question

What is a "Pump and Dump" scam?
A.
A scheme which pools investors’ money together but only a small percentage of the pool is actually invested
B.
A scheme that attempts to boost the price of a stock through recommendations based on false or misleading statements
C.
A scheme where an investor collects your money for investment but never actually makes a purchase and instead keeps the money for themselves
D.
A scheme that attempts to beat the overall market's return by investing in high-cost index funds

Answers

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B. A scheme that attempts to boost the price of a stock through recommendations based on false or misleading statements.

In a "Pump and Dump" scam, fraudsters promote a stock to inflate its price (the "pump") and then sell their shares at the inflated price, profiting from the unsuspecting investors who bought in based on misleading information (the "dump").