(Friday, February 28, 2020, 7:30 p.m. ET) — With Coronavirus infecting financial markets and stoking fears, be wary of investment pitches likely to follow.

Whenever fear is rampant, investors grow more susceptible to shrewd financial marketers and outright fraud.

On Facebook, other social networks, in emails and the phone, be prepared to hear more from advisors trying to capitalize on fear with Chicken Little stories or that will not provide their Form ADV.