SEC Warns Investors of Bogus 'U.S. Securities and Equities Administration'

A sham outfit calling itself the “U.S. Securities and Equities Administration” may be charging investors fees to remove alleged stock restrictions or to release non-existent government funds, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warns.

“Investors should beware that these entities are not United States government agencies and are not affiliated with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,” the SEC said in an investor alert on Thursday, May 13.

The phony entity is believed to have requested upfront fees to remove restrictions on shares of stock that investors own, or to release funds purportedly being held by the U.S. government on investors’ behalf, the SEC said.

Other names the scammers may be using are the “U.S. Securities Administration” or the “U.S. Securities Bureau.”