Authorities Set up Hot Lines for Madoff Victims

The FBI has set up a hot line for investors who believe they may have been victimized by Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff.

The FBI hot line number is (212) 384-2359.

A federal court has also set up a trustee to oversee the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

More information can be found online at http://www.madoff.com, a site now administered by the trustee, or by phone at (888) 727-8695.

Customers wanting to submit a claim should refer to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation at http://www.SIPC.org.

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