Seeking Victims in Banc de Binary Investor Fraud Scheme

Seeking Victims in Banc de Binary Investor Fraud Scheme

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sending you this questionnaire because you may have been the target of a fraud involving the impersonation of United States government employees in connection with your investment with Banc de Binary.

In March 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an $11 million settlement of two civil actions brought against Banc de Binary, a company based in Cyprus that illegally sold binary options to U.S. investors.

The same day, the SEC issued an investor alert warning that government impersonators have been targeting Banc de Binary investors with a new fraud. The impersonators often claim that—for a fee—they will provide legal services or help investors recover their investment-related losses. Sometimes, the impersonators try to trick investors into thinking the fee is necessary to avoid having to appear in court.

If you have received any previous communications about your investments with Banc de Binary from someone claiming to be from a government agency, please fill out the questionnaire below. Based on the answers you provide, the FBI or the SEC may wish to contact you to find out more about what happened.

If you have any questions, e-mail the FBI at SECfraud_victimassist@ic.fbi.gov or call 1 (844) 340-4009. Given the large number of potential victims in this case, it may not be feasible to respond quickly, but every effort will be made to do so as soon as possible.

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1. Before today, has anyone from the United States government, especially the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ever contacted you about your Banc de Binary investment?

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No

2. If yes, when were you contacted?

3. If you were contacted by e-mail, what was the e-mail address of the sender?

4. If you were contacted by phone, what was the phone number of the caller?

5. Did the person who contacted you ever ask for money?

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No

6. If yes, how much money did the person ask for?

7. Did you send money?

Yes
No

8. If yes, how much money did you send?

9. To whom did you send the money?

10. Where did you send the money? (Please provide bank account numbers, money transfer information, etc. DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT NUMBERS.)

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The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by one or more of the following provisions: Title 28, United States Code, sections 533 and 534; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 0.85; and the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance. The information requested will assist the FBI in providing you with assistance to which crime victims are entitled under federal law. You do not have to provide the requested information; however, failure to do so may hinder the FBI in providing you with crime victim assistance. The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5, United States Code section 552a, and is maintained in the FBI’s Central Records System, DOJ/FBI-002, a description of which was published in the Federal Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 8671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and which may be viewed at www.justice.gov/opcl/privacyact.html#doj

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