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SCHEDULE D SWINDLE - AN OIL AND NATURAL GAS WELLS INVESTMENT FRAUD

NCJ Number
41535
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 46 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 14-15
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE WHITE-COLLAR CONFIDENCE SCHEME KNOWN AS THE 'SCHEDULE D' SWINDLE, WHICH HAS CHEATED THE PUBLIC OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND IS BEING USED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY.
Abstract
BASED ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS DRILLING ACTIVITIES, THE 'SCHEDULE D' SWINDLE OPERATES BY INDUCING INVESTMENT IN WORTHLESS VENTURES, MADE TO SEEM RESPECTABLE BY A FRAUDULENT U.S. SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PROSPECTUS, THE 'SCHEDULE D.' THE MODUS OPERANDI AND JURISDICTIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS TYPE OF SWINDLE IS DISCUSSED....MSP