How do you know it was SEC? Did they prove they were really SEC?
I did my own research on the people I talked to and I also communicated with them via e-mail.
Pretty hard to forge a sec.gov e-mail address.
Actually - anyone can email from [email protected] if they want ...
The thing you would need to check is the appropriate part of the email header stating where the email came from ... and understand how to check that ...
Yes, I know, but they actually called me first, gave me their e-mail addresses and I e-mailed them.
In other words, it would be tricky for you to tell me, "hey, send me an e-mail at [email protected]" and let's talk" and expect it to work
The right steps in the process will produce the wanted results.