Stock market scams, shell companies, penny shares, boiler rooms and cold calling: the UK experience

This paper examines the fraudulent sale of stocks and shares in shell companies by boiler rooms in order to defraud UK investors. It examines the law, the way boiler rooms are organised, the types of companies and scams used, and the markets involved including penny shares, US Regulation S stocks an...

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Main Author: Barnes, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Pages: 50-64
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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