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- So-Called "Limited Edition" United States Treasury Securities The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors and financial institutions to beware of a new investment scheme involving so-called "Limited Edition" United States Treasury securities. The U.S. Department of Treasury has advised the SEC that these securities do not exist. No matter what anyone tells you, there's no such thing as a "Limited Edition" Treasury. It's a scam. Overseas con artists are trying to defraud banks, broker-dealers and other financial institutions by offering to sell and structure transactions in these bogus securities. As part of the scheme, the con artists are seeking banks to act as go-betweens for sales of these fictitious securities. The sales pitch for the scam misrepresents the way legitimate U.S. Treasuries may be issued, bought or sold. It also describes the "Limited Edition" Treasury securities as:
If you have information
on the offer or sale of "Limited Edition" Treasury securities,
contact the SEC Division of Enforcement, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Mail
Stop 2-3, Washington, DC 20549, or via e-mail to enforcement@sec.gov.
Information obtained
from SEC web site: Recommended further reading: Please note that this is not a solicitation or an offer to provide these entities.
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