Check Before You Invest

Think you can spot investment fraud? It's never this easy.

Always check the registration of any person or business trying to sell you an investment or give you investment advice. Take steps to better protect yourself by checking registration before you invest and knowing the common warning signs of investment fraud.

Use the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Registration Search to check the registration of any person or business trying to sell you an investment or give you investment advice. MORE

Investment fraud can be easy to recognize when you know what it looks like. Watch for these common warning signs. MORE

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Always check the registration of any person or business trying to sell you an investment or give you investment advice. Take steps to better protect yourself by checking registration before you invest and knowing the common warning signs of investment fraud.

Have a question, complaint or concern? Contact the OSC Inquiries & Contact Centre. MORE

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