Quote from TraderZones:
Would you hand your trading capital to an unknown person at a restaurant? Do you respond to phishing scams? Nigerian scams? This broker was unregistered, and the customers never should have sent in their money withut checking.
Are you saying they got what they deserved?
Yes.
Does rubbing in the fact they lost money make you feel good?
That was obviously not the point. When you buy a house, do you hire a lawyer to do a title search and write up a contract to represent your interests? Do you walk through the house? Have a home inspection?
The point is, if you are in the habit of trusting your money to strangers, and refuse to check their history, you will often lose your money. I believe there was a saying? "A fool and his money are soon parted?"