The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against patronising unlicensed operators such as the ponzi schemes affecting the capital market.
Lamido Yuguda, the director-general, SEC, said this on Friday at a post-capital market committee (CMC) press conference in Abuja.
According to Yuguda, the commission had been fighting a serious war against ponzi schemes where people without licenses extort money from unsuspected victims.
He also said the commission had been working with other agencies to reduce access to ponzi schemes on advertising platforms.
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“We have been saying that people should only deal with registered operators that have the registration of the commission,” he said.
“You must confirm that an operator is licensed with the commission before you patronise them.
“We have done a lot of sensitisation to discourage people from patronising ponzi schemes but unfortunately, a lot of people still patronise them.
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“We have cases reported to us and our enforcement and police unit have been working on many of these cases trying to resolve issues of investment that have been lost.
“It is not really difficult to recognise a ponzi scheme. When a return is too good to be true, desist from it.”
Yuguda further said the commission was collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight money laundering and ponzi schemes.
He added that the commission would continue to enlighten the public to desist from patronising ponzi schemes.
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Yuguda also said the 2021-2025 revised capital market master plan (CMMP) would be launched at the next CMC meeting in November.
He said the revised CMMP would help the market to meet up with current and relevant trends.
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