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	<title>Betabeat &#187; SecondMarket Warns of Facebook Stock Scams</title>
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		<title>SecondMarket Warns of Facebook Stock Scams</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:58:40 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-3133" href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/03/22/secondmarket-warns-of-facebook-stock-scams/scam-artist/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3133" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="scam artist" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/scam-artist.jpg?w=300&h=280" alt="" width="300" height="280" /></a>Private share powerhouse SecondMarket sent out an email to members today warning about the growing threat of IPO scams for well known startups.</p>
<p>Bogus offers have been surfacing for Twitter, Groupon and Facebook, which is far and away the most sought after property on SecondMarket.<!--more--></p>
<p>As <a href="http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/18/nigerian-scam-2-0-would-you-like-to-buy-some-facebook-shares/">Dan Primack over at Fortune notes</a>, the SEC doesn't make a clear distinction between the fraudsters and legit buyers on the secondary market.</p>
<p>In fact, eager investors can actually find a ton of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20824815126&amp;v=wall">Facebook stock for sale, on Facebook! </a>Options include a private placement or simply wiring the money over Paypal.</p>
<p>Listen up people, if you are going to overpay for private shares of an overvalued tech company, you have to be worth at least $1 million and pay fees to registered broker dealers.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-3133" href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/03/22/secondmarket-warns-of-facebook-stock-scams/scam-artist/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3133" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="scam artist" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/scam-artist.jpg?w=300&h=280" alt="" width="300" height="280" /></a>Private share powerhouse SecondMarket sent out an email to members today warning about the growing threat of IPO scams for well known startups.</p>
<p>Bogus offers have been surfacing for Twitter, Groupon and Facebook, which is far and away the most sought after property on SecondMarket.<!--more--></p>
<p>As <a href="http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/18/nigerian-scam-2-0-would-you-like-to-buy-some-facebook-shares/">Dan Primack over at Fortune notes</a>, the SEC doesn't make a clear distinction between the fraudsters and legit buyers on the secondary market.</p>
<p>In fact, eager investors can actually find a ton of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20824815126&amp;v=wall">Facebook stock for sale, on Facebook! </a>Options include a private placement or simply wiring the money over Paypal.</p>
<p>Listen up people, if you are going to overpay for private shares of an overvalued tech company, you have to be worth at least $1 million and pay fees to registered broker dealers.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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