If I get scammed, can the US government do anything?

Hello. I was not scammed yet, but I'm curious, just in case. Is my government able to do something to protect me, or not?

of course the government…

of course the government should help you
 

Ben Ge

so, is it possible to punish

so, is it possible to punish frauds, or we are unprotected?

justanotherguy

It depends on who scammed

It depends on who scammed you? If you were scammed by some site, like charmdate - unlikely, low probability of success, as this site is just a platform. Real frauds are hidden behind even back-end.

Seamus