Has anyone been a victim of Internet scams? I can't believe I have been scammed a substantial sum, even though I consider myself a smart attorney.

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Scammers are professionals too. Don't feel to bad

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I am so sorry. If it makes you feel better, I know someone who was scammed via a Western Union scheme and the FTC actually found a way to get his money back (via a major case against Western Union). It took several years but it worked.

I would explore how you can try to get even part of the money back. The FTC, state AG, and state and city consumer protection agencies may be able to help. Exploring legal remedies may make you feel better, and then you will have learned an area of law you didn’t know about before.

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https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html

I’ve never fallen for a scam per se but I’ve clicked on those internal phishing emails IT send to test the lawyers at my firm more than once. I also allowed a weird bot thing onto my phone and my other half had to do a full hard reset to get rid. You’re tired and complacent and human. Shake it off. Take it as a lesson to be more vigilant.

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File complaint to FTC and state AG?

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What kind of scam was it?

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lol crypto investing and indeed shouldve set you off lmao

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I paid to have my credit card fixed and they end up taking the money off I paid to look for foreclosure houses and they end up taking $50 out of my credit card I paid for something else and he ended up taking money and using it for so yeah they got me a couple of times when I thought I was investing in some stock and bones and it wasn't the case and they do my name before I even told them so they got me on there somebody who they can take advantage of so I had to change all new numbers and all new emails and all new everything and my routing number and somebody still taking $10 off before I do I have to go in the middle of the night to go get my money when it hits at 12:00 I got to go get my money before they do so I'd rather they have $10 to have the whole thousand

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