With the vigorous development of market economy and the improvement of national legal system, people are also protected in social activities, but some lawless elements still illegally raise funds to make money. So, what form does illegal fund-raising generally take? According to the characteristics of illegal fund-raising, it will generally be carried out by issuing or issuing stocks in disguise, with high interest rates, and by the people. Illegal fund-raising refers to the behavior that a unit or individual raises funds from the public by issuing stocks, bonds, lottery tickets, investment fund securities or other creditor's rights certificates without the approval of the relevant departments in accordance with legal procedures, and promises to repay the principal and interest to investors in cash or in kind within a certain period of time. 1. According to the relevant provisions of the Notice on Further Combating Illegal Fund Raising (Yinfa [1 999] No.289), "illegal fund raising" can be summarized as: (1) absorbing funds by issuing securities, membership cards or debt certificates. It is common to issue shares, bonds, lottery tickets, investment funds and other rights certificates in the name of futures trading, pawn, etc. or illegally raise funds. Illegal fund-raising by claiming shares, participating in dividends, entrusting investment, entrusting financial management, etc. Illegal fund-raising through membership cards, membership cards, seat cards, discount cards, consumption cards, etc. (2) Divide real estate, real estate and other assets into equal parts, and raise funds at high interest rate by selling their shares. The latest change is: illegal fund-raising by selling its share and promising to sell it for leaseback, after-sale repurchase and regular rebate. (3) Illegal fund-raising in the form of folk clubs. Recent changes: using underground banks to raise funds. (four) illegal fund-raising in the form of signing economic contracts such as commodity distribution. Common ones are: illegal fund-raising by means of commodity sales and leaseback, repurchase and transfer, membership development, business joining and "quick integral method". (5) Issuing lottery tickets or issuing them in disguised form to raise funds; (six) illegal fund-raising in the form of pyramid schemes or secret series; (7) illegal fund-raising in the form of orchard or manor development. For example, illegal fund-raising is carried out in the name of planting, breeding, project development, manor development and eco-environmental investment. (eight) the use of modern electronic network technology to build "electronic stores", "electronic department stores" and other "virtual" products to invest in entrusted operations, repurchase and other illegal fund-raising acts. (nine) illegal fund-raising by setting up investment funds through the Internet; (10) Illegal fund-raising in the form of "electronic gold investment". Second, the dangers of illegal fund-raising 1. The parties involved in illegal fund-raising will suffer economic losses or even lose all their money. The money used for illegal fund-raising may be saved by the participants all their lives, or it may be life-saving money. The illegal fund-raisers arbitrarily squander, waste, transfer or illegally occupy these funds, and it is difficult for participants to recover the funds; 2. Illegal fund-raising also seriously interferes with the normal economic and financial order, causing risks; 3. Illegal fund-raising can easily lead to social instability. Since illegal fund-raising is illegal, once losses occur, the parties concerned need to bear them themselves. Therefore, I hope that the public will definitely not participate in illegal fund-raising activities. To sum up, illegal fund-raising methods emerge one after another, and relevant law enforcement officers should intensify their efforts to crack down on illegal fund-raising. At the same time, as the masses, we should pay attention to prevent illegal fund-raising from being infringed. Although illegal fund-raising is carried out in a legal name, it also has great risks and harms. I hope that the broad masses will invest cautiously.