LOL. I see cypher didn't listen. This is exactly what this forum DOESN'T need. The negativity. Folks who have lost money don't wanna hear anymore from people who "knew better" from the start. Support - don't further harm what has been damaged.
They need to hear it. They need to know that this was a scam from the beginning so that they realize that the screw up in the situation was giving the money to the scammer, not the scammer walking away with the money.
this was a bad investment with a bad result. Recognizing that is important to not doing it again.