Q: I was scammed; I need a consultation on Regulation E.
I was tricked into wiring money from my bank in Hawaii to a bank in New York. The FBI says I will not get my money back; the account at the bank in New York has been closed. I have other agencies working on recovering it but I don't have much hope. At this point, I am interested in paying an attorney for a consultation, who has knowledge about consumer banking law to find out whether Regulation E will give me any chance of recovery of my funds. Please help. The money I lost was 2/3 of my retirement money and I would really like to get some recovery of these funds.
A:
If it helps at all, you should know that you are among many thousands of working Americans and retirees who have recently sent vast sums of money to strangers who promised "really great earnings" on their "investment." The FBI cannot possibly keep up with all the thieves. Moreover, since two regulated banks must have been involved, IMPO your best sources of assistance are the state and federal banking authorities in Hawaii and New York.
Finally--depending on the amount of money you lost--and when you lost it--you may be able to convince a very experienced trial lawyer to help you locate the humans who scammed you; and then you might want to consider suing them--depending on where they live.
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