---
title: McWhortle
date: "2002-01-31T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1452
description: I found a clever SEC hoax site called McWhortle, designed to educate investors about online scams. The fake company uses high-pressure tactics and unrealistic promises to demonstrate how easily people are tricked by fraudulent get-rich-quick schemes.
keywords: [sec, hoax, online fraud, investor education, scams, mcwhortle]
---

[McWhortle](http://www.mcwhortle.com/) is an [SEC hoax](http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/2002/01/30/web_hoax.html).