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If you have been a victim of one of these crypto schemes or crypto scams, you might be interested in this story. Very recently, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which governs the regulatory process of things like crypto, has settled charges with one of these crypto trading scams. A lot of these crypto schemes are operating in the margins of a fake investment or an unregulated security. In many cases, they are manipulating the prices or making the investments go away altogether. They're disappearing into thin air.

So if you had some investment in one of these crypto schemes and your money disappeared, or they made you pay more money to get it back, or if the values fluctuated in a weird way, you may discover that it was a scam to begin with. You might have some recourse. The first thing to do is gather up all your evidence. You want to make sure you document everything. You can click the link below to our website, activeintel.com. That's a licensed private investigative agency. We specialize in consumer fraud and financial fraud, and we can assist you in getting help.

In the meantime, remember that actualhuman.com offers you live, one-on-one private video consultation with an expert in this exact subject. We want to listen to your story. We want to hear your questions. We want to give you expert advisement on your options and tell you what we know about your particular situation.

Now, back to your video. If you’ve been scammed out of money, you want to get your report in as soon as you can to the proper authorities. The most common one is the IC3, which is a division of the FBI. You can also report it to your more local law enforcement or the attorney general. Sometimes they won’t take the case easily, and you have to really push them to do it.

The company that was recently prosecuted in this case has to pay a $5 million penalty, and they’re permanently banned from operating in that world. So if you see these crypto schemes out there offering very high rates of return, and once you get the money in, they kind of jerk you around on whether you’ll get your money back, this is an example of those firms being prosecuted. The government is onto it. They know what's going on. They know that these types of frauds are out there, and they’re taking action.

You just have to take the right steps to make sure you’re included in any kind of recoveries that come from the government. If you found this video helpful, be sure to click on other videos on our channel to see if there’s further information that could give you more insight into resolving your particular situation.