When I was scammed I tried all sorts of places to recover any money, those that promised to help were a waste of time. CEL don;t go after the scammers they go after the banks tey are the ones who don;t guide or watch or inform you and then its to late they sit dumb. CEL took on the Halifax for me and won ad this was after 2yrs of giving up, they gave me hope. So no matter what give them a try before giving in