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Affinity fraud is a form of investment fraud in which the fraudster preys upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, language minorities, the elderly, or professional groups. The fraudsters who promote affinity scams frequently are – or successfully pretend to be – members of the group. They often enlist respected community or religious leaders from within the group to spread the word about the scheme, by convincing those people that a fraudulent investment is legitimate and worthwhile. Many times, those leaders become unwitting victims of the fraudster's ruse.

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  • Affinity fraud is a form of investment fraud in which the fraudster preys upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, language minorities, the elderly, or professional groups. The fraudsters who promote affinity scams frequently are – or successfully pretend to be – members of the group. They often enlist respected community or religious leaders from within the group to spread the word about the scheme, by convincing those people that a fraudulent investment is legitimate and worthwhile. Many times, those leaders become unwitting victims of the fraudster's ruse. These scams involve exploitation of the trust and friendship that exist in groups of people who have something in common. Because of the tight-knit structure of many groups, it can be difficult for regulators or law enforcement officials to detect an affinity scam. Victims often fail to notify authorities or pursue legal remedies, and instead try to work things out within the group. This is particularly true where the fraudsters have used respected community or religious leaders to convince others to join the investment. Many affinity scams involve Ponzi schemes or pyramid schemes, where newly received investor money is used by the fraudster to make payments to earlier investors to give the illusion that the investment is successful. This ploy is used to trick new investors to invest in the scheme and to lull existing investors into believing their investments are safe and secure. In reality, the fraudster almost always steals investor money for personal use. Both types of schemes depend on an unending supply of new investors; when the supply of investors inevitably dries up, the whole scheme collapses and investors discover that most or all of their money is gone. (en)
  • 利殖商法(りしょくしょうほう)とは高齢者や専門知識に疎い者を対象として「必ず値上がりする」や「損はさせない」などといった巧みなセールストークを駆使して出資を促す商法。契約時の説明とは裏腹に大抵の場合は損をするため消費者センターに多くの苦情や相談が寄せられると共に、警察や自治体のウェブサイトでは注意が呼びかけられている。 最近では団塊世代の退職金を狙った利殖商法の被害が急増しており、投資額が一億円以上であったというケースも存在する。[1] (ja)
  • 熟人詐欺(英語:Affinity Fraud)是一種投資詐欺形式,詐欺者向特定族群的成員進行宣傳詐欺活動,族群可能包括同一宗教或同一宗族、同一語言、同一年齡層、類似老年人或同一專業之群體。宣傳熟人詐欺的人可能偽裝成會該組織的成員。作法就是利用令人尊敬的社區或宗教領袖來宣傳計劃,使這個群體的成員相信這個投資計劃的合法性。很多時候這些領袖並不知道實情,而成為熟人詐欺的受害者。 熟人詐欺利用共同群體成員當中的信任和友誼,監管機構或執法單位對偵破熟人詐欺有其困難度,因為這些群體的緊密結合之結構。不願意通知執法單位或尋求法律救濟行動。特別是詐欺者利用令人尊敬的群體領袖或宗教領袖,取得投資人的信任。 (zh)
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  • 利殖商法(りしょくしょうほう)とは高齢者や専門知識に疎い者を対象として「必ず値上がりする」や「損はさせない」などといった巧みなセールストークを駆使して出資を促す商法。契約時の説明とは裏腹に大抵の場合は損をするため消費者センターに多くの苦情や相談が寄せられると共に、警察や自治体のウェブサイトでは注意が呼びかけられている。 最近では団塊世代の退職金を狙った利殖商法の被害が急増しており、投資額が一億円以上であったというケースも存在する。[1] (ja)
  • 熟人詐欺(英語:Affinity Fraud)是一種投資詐欺形式,詐欺者向特定族群的成員進行宣傳詐欺活動,族群可能包括同一宗教或同一宗族、同一語言、同一年齡層、類似老年人或同一專業之群體。宣傳熟人詐欺的人可能偽裝成會該組織的成員。作法就是利用令人尊敬的社區或宗教領袖來宣傳計劃,使這個群體的成員相信這個投資計劃的合法性。很多時候這些領袖並不知道實情,而成為熟人詐欺的受害者。 熟人詐欺利用共同群體成員當中的信任和友誼,監管機構或執法單位對偵破熟人詐欺有其困難度,因為這些群體的緊密結合之結構。不願意通知執法單位或尋求法律救濟行動。特別是詐欺者利用令人尊敬的群體領袖或宗教領袖,取得投資人的信任。 (zh)
  • Affinity fraud is a form of investment fraud in which the fraudster preys upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, language minorities, the elderly, or professional groups. The fraudsters who promote affinity scams frequently are – or successfully pretend to be – members of the group. They often enlist respected community or religious leaders from within the group to spread the word about the scheme, by convincing those people that a fraudulent investment is legitimate and worthwhile. Many times, those leaders become unwitting victims of the fraudster's ruse. (en)
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  • Affinity fraud (en)
  • 利殖商法 (ja)
  • 熟人詐欺 (zh)
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