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Investor safety: check before you pay.
Investor safety means verifying who you are dealing with before you share money or account access. These guides show how to check a SEBI registration, spot a fake trading app and judge market advice you see online.
How to check if someone is SEBI registered
A step-by-step way to verify a SEBI registration number for a stock broker, investment adviser or research analyst, what the INZ, INA and INH prefixes mean, and what to do if it does not match.
Read the guideFake trading apps: 12 warning signs and what to do
How fake trading apps and websites work in India, 12 warning signs to check before you install or transfer money, and what to do if you have already paid.
Read the guideFinfluencer red flags: how to spot risky market advice online
Ten red flags in stock market content on YouTube, Instagram and Telegram, what SEBI's rules say about finfluencers and stock tips, and how to tell education from advice.
Read the guideLost money to a scam?
- Call 1930, the national cybercrime helpline, as early as you can.
- File a report at cybercrime.gov.in and tell your bank at once.
- Do not pay any fee to "release" or "recover" your money.
Scam Shield: the free course
Short lessons on common market scams with real-world cases and a quiz after each one. Free with a PaisaTrade account.
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