CA Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $750,000 settlement with AwesomeCalls, a digital day trading chatroom, and its CEO Anthony Haworth, for giving investors advice without a license and misleading investors though false advertising and testimonials touting the amount of money they could make, in violation of California law. The settlement in the form of a stipulated judgment includes $750,000 in civil penalties and injunctive relief barring AwesomeCalls and Mr. Haworth from giving investment advice without an investment adviser license or publishing misleading advertisements highlighting the quality of AwesomeCalls’ investment advice. “AwesomeCalls deceived consumers by marketing Mr. Haworth as a brilliant day trader and boasting that they could help subscribers make thousands of dollars a day, when in reality they were operating without a license. Our settlement requires AwesomeCalls and its CEO to stop misleading consumers and serves as a reminder: Offering investment advice without a license is illegal.” – AG Bonta