Investment Fraud Awareness

Fraud Warning Sign: Only 1-in-3 (33%) correctly answer the question on fraud warning signs while most (42%) say they don't know Are the following statements true or false? Q Investments that offer a higher-than-market rate of return and little to no risk are almost always fraudulent. [asked of all respondents; national n=5,000; Manitoba n=500] Segmentation (Manitoba 2020) Respondents who answered correctly Investor Segments No savings 24% Savings, non-investor 24% National Correct Answer Manitoba Correct Answer Non-frequent investor 42% Frequent investor 51% Manitoba Region Winnipeg 31% 42% South/West 42% 38% 26% 36% 33% 25% Central/North 28% Winnipeg Region Central/North 35% East 28% South/West 32% Age 18-34 28% 35-54 33% 55+ 38% Gender TRUE FALSE Don't know TRUE FALSE Don't know Men 37% Women 30% 33

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