Your typical victim of investment folly is not necessarily a hapless schoolteacher or a gullible dentist.

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Mr. GANNON: The typical victim of investment fraud is married, college-educated, male, earning above the median income, financially literate, self-reliant.

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They're not--you know, at least one of the boys is certainly not what you would think of as a typical victim.

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Mr. JOHN GANNON (Senior Vice President, Office of Investor Education, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority): Many people think that the typical victim of investment fraud is a little old widow sitting there by herself, alone.

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But it still takes about six months to resolve a typical case (and for the victim to get his or her legitimate refund).

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