Share Marketing Securities & Service fraud Securities fraud , also known as stock fraud and investment fraud , is a deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of securities laws. Securities fraud can also include outright theft from investors , stock manipulation , misstatements on a public company's financial reports, and lying to corporate auditors. The term encompasses a wide range of other actions, including insider trading , front running and other illegal acts on the trading floor of a stock or commodity exchange. Types of securities fraud :- Corporate fraud Corporate misconduct Fraud by high level corporate officials became a subject of wide national attention during the early 2000s, as exemplified by corporate officer misconduct at Enron. It became a problem of such scope t
