Illegal fund-raising: the act of a unit or individual raising funds from the public by issuing stocks, bonds, lottery tickets, investment funds or other creditor's rights certificates without legal procedures and the approval of relevant departments, and promising to repay the principal and interest in cash, in kind or in other ways within a certain period of time.
Illegal fund-raising is illegal, open, attractive and social, which poses a great threat to the property safety of the people. According to the characteristics and common means of illegal fund-raising, we should identify illegal fund-raising scams and avoid being deceived.