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> Those who lose money to scams can leave it to law enforcement to do their job

Law enforcement rarely resolves securities disputes. It requires lawyers teeing up the evidence for courts and regulators.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. Don’t do mean things with securities.

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I guess it would depend how sophisticated the scam is. When I wrote that, I had outright thievery in mind.

Any *coin fiasco would take the government years to figure out. Nobody is even sure if the laws on the books would cover some of the scenarios that are popping up. A lot of it would be solved if people really understood what they're buying with these ICOs, but many just see it as "magical Internet money that's making cash obsolete".

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