Investment Scams

Course Overview:

Investment scams don’t always look like fraud—they often look like opportunity. Before any money is requested, a relationship may already be established, trust may already be built, and the victim may be firmly convinced they are making a smart financial decision. Investment Scams gives banking professionals a practical, scenario-based foundation for recognizing how modern investment fraud works, what it looks like at the frontline, and how to respond effectively when concerns arise.

Through realistic scenarios and interactive exercises, this course walks you through the tactics fraudsters use—from relationship-based manipulation to fake trading platforms—and equips you with the questions, judgment, and communication skills needed to slow down high-pressure situations and support potential victims.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize how modern investment scams use trust, urgency, emotional pressure, and fake legitimacy to manipulate victims.
• Identify behavioral, transactional, and situational red flags associated with modern investment scams, including cryptocurrency and relationship-based scams.
• Distinguish between scam names and the common manipulation patterns they often share.
• Use calm, practical questions to slow interactions down and gather information.
• Determine appropriate next steps when investment scam concerns arise, including verification, escalation, documentation, and support.
• Recognize why empathy and judgment are critical when assisting potential fraud victims.

Expected Duration: 20-25 minutes

*This course does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.