What to do when you've been scammed

The most important thing you can do if you've been scammed by an online program for a significant amount of money is to file a fraud complaint to the proper authorities. You can file a complaint with the IC3 which is The Internet Crime Complaint Center is a partnership between the FBI (Federal Bureau of Invetigation) and the NW3C (National White Collar Crime Center). Any body can file a complaint (even if you are not a US Citizen) and its absolutely free of charge. Once they receive your complaint then they will immediately start investigations and take any necessary action as required.

The IC3 website has a specific section dealing with Internet Ponzi and Pyramid schemes :

PONZI/PYRAMID

Ponzi or pyramid schemes are investment scams in which investors are promised abnormally high profits on their investments. No investment is actually made. Early investors are paid returns with the investment money received from the later investors. The system usually collapses. The later investors do not receive dividends and lose their initial investment.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to this type of scam and wish to report it, please file a complaint with us.

You can visit the IC3's site at The Internet Crime Complaint Center

I have filed several complaints against autosurf programs who ripped me off. I suggest anybody else who has been ripped off to do the same thing.