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SEC adds 20 unregistered entities to PAUSE list

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Alexander Barzacanos

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Some of the named entities pretended to be other legitimate investment companies and fake regulators.

The SEC announced that it is adding 20 entities to the Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE) list. The PAUSE list comprises entities that have solicited investors without proper SEC registration, or that have made false claims about their location.

According to the SEC, this misinformation is often used to manufacture

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