1、 What is illegal securities and futures activities?
Illegal securities and futures activities refer to the activities that are not approved to engage in the issuance of securities and the operation of securities and futures business that should be approved or approved by the securities regulatory department or the department authorized by the State Council and should be subject to legal supervision.
2、 Common types of illegal securities and futures activities
（1） "Private institutions" provide "internal information of stocks"
（2） "Expert" stock recommendation and "agent operation"
（3） Selling "stock trading software"
（4） Acting as an agent for overseas securities and Futures Trading
（5） Sale of "original shares to be listed at home or abroad"
（6） Website of counterfeit legal securities and futures institutions
（7） Organize futures trading activities in the name of "spot commodity trading"
3、 How to identify illegal securities and futures activities?
（1） See the subject qualification. According to the regulations, the securities and futures business (including relevant consulting business) shall be approved by the CSRC and obtain the corresponding business qualification. You can query the information of legal securities and futures operating institutions and their employees through the website of CSRC (www.csro.gov.cn), the website of China Securities Association (www.sac.net.cn) and the website of China Futures Association (www.cfchina.org), or verify the information of relevant institutions and personnel with the local securities regulatory bureau.
（2） Look at marketing methods. Legitimate securities and futures operating institutions generally use cautious language when conducting business publicity and promotion, do not exaggerate or falsely publicize, and fully disclose business risks as required. Investment in Securities and futures is risky, and it is impossible to earn without losing.
（3） Look at the remittance account. Legitimate securities and futures operating institutions can only carry out business in the name of the company, and can only open bank accounts in the name of the company. They will not use personal accounts or non institutional accounts for collection. Investors should be extra cautious in remittance. If the collection account is a personal account or does not match the name of the institution, investors must not remit money to it.
（4） Look at the Internet address. Investors can check the website of legitimate securities and futures business institutions through the website of the CSRC, the website of the China Securities Association and the website of the China Futures Association. Do not log on to illegal securities and futures websites to avoid falling into the trap and suffering losses.
4、 Remedies for victims of illegal securities and futures activities
According to relevant state regulations, the local people's governments shall be responsible for the investigation and handling of illegal securities and futures activities. After being infringed by illegal securities and futures activities, investors should report the case to the local public security organ at the first time, or to the local industrial and commercial department and the securities and futures regulatory department, in order to investigate and deal with the criminals in time and recover the losses as much as possible. Investors shall properly keep the contract, remittance slip, bank statement and other vouchers, as well as the call message records, transaction records and other materials, and provide them to the relevant departments of the local government, so that they can investigate and deal with illegal securities and futures activities and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
In addition, the notice on issues related to the rectification of illegal securities activities jointly issued by the Supreme People's court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of public security and the CSRC on january2,2008 stipulates the ways of relief for the victims of illegal securities activities. If the illegal securities activities constitute a crime, the victims should exercise the procedures of recovering stolen goods through the public security and judicial organs; If the illegal securities activity is only a general illegal act and does not constitute a crime, and the party concerned meets the conditions for prosecution stipulated in the civil procedure law, he may claim compensation through the civil procedure.