FINRA has warned of a rising trend in fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). The system helps transfer customer account assets between firms.
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ACATS fraud often happens when a bad
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