Although some opportunities to invest on the FOREX market may be legitimate, investors should use caution. Ads for FOREX opportunities may look legitimate, but usually your money is not invested in anything. It’s simply stolen by the scam artist. Some scams may hold “purchased” gold (or other valuable currencies) in a “secure vault” and promise to sell it as it increases in value. Most of the time, the gold does not exist. If your money is invested in the FOREX market, you may not have been told that the investment is very risky. You’re likely to lose some or all of your money.