We cannot help you to get your money back.
Whether you can get any money back depends on the type of investment you have and the financial status of the company or person you have invested in.
We suggest you seek legal advice from a lawyer to discuss your circumstances and work out your options.
If you have contacted their dispute resolution scheme provider and they are unable to help you, you can file a complaint with us; but we generally will not be able to assist you directly.
If you paid money to someone registered on the FSPR and now can't access funds
Just because someone is registered on the FSPR does not mean they are licensed or regulated and you may not be able to get your money back.
If you have tried contacting them and used their dispute resolution scheme without success, you can make a complaint to us. We will not be able to help you get your money back if the company or individual is based overseas, however, we can provide you with publicly available information about them, such as where they are registered and who their directors are from the Companies Office.
If the business is located in New Zealand, we may have more ability to help, however, we cannot assist individual investors.