Financial Crimes Spotlight Webinar: Imposter Scams (Duration: 48 minutes)

Imposter scams have become increasingly prevalent across the securities industry, with bad actors impersonating member firms and registered representatives through fake websites, fraudulent mobile applications and social media profiles. The use of generative AI has accelerated these scams, enabling fraudsters to create more convincing sham platforms and personas to steal customer credentials, facilitate unauthorized transactions or solicit fraudulent investments. This webinar reviews FINRA released Threat Intelligence Products (TIPs) that highlight imposter scam tactics, brand protection strategies and takedown procedures to combat these evolving threats.

FINRA Speakers:

• Carmi Moser, Director, Member Supervision Specialist Programs
• Erin Rodriguez, Principal Intelligence Specialist, FIU
• Michael Paoletti, Senior Principal Investigator, Specialist Team
• Nicholas Dowdy, Associate Director, Technology

Member Firm Speakers:

• Kay Higashida, Capital Group | American Funds

Resources:

• FINRA.org Cybersecurity Key Topic Page
• Sign up for The Financial Intelligence Fusion Center
• Register for the 2026 FINRA Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Conference
• FINRA Takedown Toolkit
• TIP: Combating the Threat of Registered-Representative Imposter Websites
• TIP: There’s an App for That: How Bad Actors Use Fake Member Firm Apps to Defraud Investors
• Regulatory Notice 20-30: Fraudsters Using Registered Representatives Names to Establish Imposter Websites
• Investor Insights: Be Alert to Signs of Imposter Investment Scams
• Investor Insights: Protecting Yourself From Regulator Imposter Scams
• NIST Special Publication 800-63B: Digital Identity Guidelines - Authentication and Lifecycle Management