So called PPP and prime bank instrument programs are fraud. See law enforcement warnings, spot the red flags, and avoid advance fee traps.
This post is about the product scammers call a “Private Placement Program” or “PPP”, sometimes packaged as “prime bank” or “high yield” trading. It is not about lawful private placements of securities under established exemptions. In the scam version, the pitch is always the same: secret bank instruments, guaranteed returns, no risk, and an exclusive door you can enter only through the promoter.
“All ‘prime bank’ investment programs are fraudulent.”
“Beware of investments that use specific names like ‘Prime Bank Guarantees’ ... and ‘Roll Programs’, none of these are legitimate financial instruments.”
“These fraudulent schemes involve the purported issuance, trading, or use of so called ‘prime’ bank financial instruments.”
The story collapses under basic underwriting questions. Not sometimes. Every time.
Any pitch that guarantees outsized returns without real credit risk is not finance, it is marketing. If the return is “riskless”, no serious bank needs your money, and no program needs retail participants.
“Prime bank notes”, “prime bank guarantees”, “leased Treasuries”, “blocked funds”, “non depletion”, “MTN trading” and “bullet programs” are common scam vocabulary. The goal is to overwhelm you with jargon so you stop asking the obvious questions.
“Invitation only”, “top tier”, “private window”, “ICC approved”, “World Bank backed”, “Federal Reserve linked”. That is not due diligence. That is a story device to block independent verification.
Ask for audited financials of the vehicle, regulated counterparties, verifiable licensing, a real administrator, and a real custodian. You get excuses, NDAs, and pressure to wire fast.
Variations exist, but the mechanics repeat. Someone claims they can trade bank instruments “on a riskless basis” and deliver returns above market. That is a core marker law enforcement has repeatedly warned about.
Claims that trading bank instruments “on a riskless basis” will yield above market returns.
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