About Vivian

Scammers Changed My Life

Most of my life savings were wiped out in a heartbeat. I don’t want that to happen to you. That’s why I became an fraud prevention crusader and I launched this website. I want you to learn how to protect yourself and your family from becoming another statistic.

How it all began...

In 2008, I was caught up in a $255 million dollar WexTrust Ponzi scheme, along with 1,399 other real estate investors. My financial and personal life were severely impacted. But I felt a moral obligation to warn the public about these crimes.  

I wanted to share what I have learned with consumers. So I redirected my anger and frustration into educating myself and others. In the process, I discovered how to spot the red flags in these scams and what the path to recovering stolen money looks like. My strategies were successful in recovering over five million dollars for myself and the other 1,399 WexTrust investors.

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Learn about my life journey.

Why I became a fraud prevention expert. An Investor turned investigator.

I focus on revealing often overlooked, critical fraud prevention information for consumers and financial professionals. My investigations have been showcased on numerous media outlets.  I believe education matters and I crusade for honesty in finance. My book, “An Eye-opening Insider Investment Scam Report for Consumers” is available on Amazon and as an audiobook. 

I wanted to share what I have learned with consumers.

In 2019, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) flew me to New York City to speak at the “SEC 2019 Investor Outreach Conference: Preventing Community – Based Financial Fraud” held at Fordham University Law School.  

Attendees included: the FBI, the Department of Justice, law professors, law students, and consumer advocates.

Here is the reaction to the information I shared with attendees: 

“Everyone was incredibly moved by your remarks, including our Chairman. I can’t say thank you enough.”  – SEC Conference Coordinato

“I’m glad you were able to help make the conference the event that the staff wanted it to be, and that you had a real impact.”  – An SEC Attorney.

Madoff was just the beginning…

According to Ponzitracker.com, 57 Ponzi schemes were uncovered in 2022. That’s a new scheme uncovered about once every six days.  Collectively, the 57 schemes represented roughly $5.3 billion dollars in investor funds – believed to be the highest number in the records kept by Ponzitracker.com, in at least a decade.

Are the victims simply not smart enough to spot a scam? Or have criminals found a way to game the system?

Learn to protect yourself!

This site is dedicated to helping you recognize the warning signs of fraud in a number of areas, so you can avoid becoming the next victim.

Together, we can beat them at their own game!