Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw says those being swindled are consumers who use online chat sites that focus on people who are deaf. Investigators were contacted by a Maine resident who reported a friend had invested $1,000 in Imperia in January after being promised a multimillion-dollar payout within six months.
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