Finance
Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC)
A low-risk, interest-bearing investment offered by financial institutions with a fixed term and guaranteed principal repayment.
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US Commodity Futures Trading Commission — Customer AdvisoriesRegulator advisories on crypto investment and romance-investment fraud.
US Securities and Exchange Commission — Investor.gov AlertsInvestment fraud warnings and firm/registration lookups.
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)Report crypto-investment losses and read the annual IC3 report.
Chainalysis Crypto Crime ReportsIndependent on-chain research on illicit crypto flows.