Hello Lady23
The answer is YES, you can claim. There is a civil side and a criminal side to this case. To pursue the criminal side you must have filed a complaint with the Dubaii authorities, but now that the case is over and Sydney Lemos has been sentenced it does not make much sense in filing a criminal complaint anymore
So, regarding the civil side.
Anyone who was defrauded can file, but most people don't know how to do that, or most people don't have the money to spend on hiring lawyers to do it for them, and besides that the most important thing is it only makes sense to file a claim in jurisdictions where Exential or Sydney Lemos still have assets that can be recovered.
There is a
Group that has begun a worldwide recovery effort and they have managed to seize and freeze assets (
the $6 million that is mentioned in the newspaper article), and they continue to search for more, and they are still accepting new claims because they have managed to freeze up more funds than what they currently have victims to claim - so if you get in touch with them they will provide you with all the information you need.
You must have proof that you invested, and how much money you lost. You will need to be able to show any contracts/agreements, bank draft's or wiring receipts, cheques, etc. They will only be able to consider the principal amount you invested, as interest on investment does not count.
So I mentioned above you can find this group by visiting the forum at
https://fraudalerts.nu/exential-group-forex-fraud-recoveryeffort
or you can just send them an email at
IFA@cmail.nu or call
(US) 240-232-2001
but it would be a good idea for you to go and see this website first.
OK, so just to be clear - they are NOT asking for any victim to pay any money up front - so you have nothing to lose - but of course they will want to receive something from you after you have been paid.
I hope this helps