What are the main kinds of scams involving stock spamming?
There are two main recognised classes of scam that make use of electronic mail (among other things) to manipulate the price of a company’s stock. These are known as “pump-and-dump” and “short-and-distort” schemes. Stock spams may also be the product of over-aggressive marketing by unscrupulous PR or marketing firms.
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