I quite sympathize with you because, that seam to be the case.
You invested money in company, when the time for you to get your profit was due, all of a sudden you were required of verification code before you could access your profits.
Of which you were never told of this code from the beginning, rather you only got to know of when it was to make your harvest, this clearly explains that something is really wrong somewhere, mind your there's no point crying over a spilled milk because the deed has been done already.
In regards to your question, "HAVE YOU BEEN SCAMMED?
OF COURSE YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMED
1. You claimed to have done some research, how detailed was it?
2. What form of research was it?
3. How legitimate was your findings?
4. Lastly you asked some members if they've been paid, how are you sure that these same people you asked are not the same group of people who set up the program?
Lets face the reality. You invested money, where was the money put into use ? Because for you to gain a profit after an investment, the money have been put into some usage. for example when you save money in the bank, the money is lent out to individuals who repays them with interest, the interest is then shared and you get part of it as your profit,
Take some companies for example, when you invest money, the money is used to purchase manual and mechanical labourer that generates more money. So fort and so on.
In some online business, you spend your time and data to do some advert, there are people who gain more from i.e those who created the web, bcos the more viewers you get the more they gain and in return you are paid handsomely if am correct. stuffs like that, check it out, you'd see you are working for it. And it's results is realistic.
It's just too ridiculous for some to tell you to put in your money into some where and within a space of 21 days you'd get a profit, even banks doesn't even give profit within such a short period of time.
It has happened already, just let it slide. Forget the verification code because that may be another trick or
Means of luring you to waste more money. SHAKIRA WILL ALWAYS SAY "NO BODY LEARNS WITHOUT GETTING IT WRONG". You made a mistake now and you should learn from it,
Next time when making investigation, try to find out IN WHICH WAYS WILL THE MONEY BE UTILIZE TO GENERATE ITS PROFIT. Its very important, if it can't be explained properly, then it's not worth it.
I might have the knowledge and skills to buy and sell but may not have the resources such as money, hence may need the money from you, still the profit may not come that fast or be the big, as business can have some ups and down.
Everyone wants to sit at home with crossed leg and have their account booming with money without any work. If that be the case, working is not worth it.
If those means of theirs were worth it (i.e if it weren't A SCAM) do you think they will have the time to let you in on it where they have their relatives and generations to come whom they they could gather all the money and store them up for them??.
I've said my little opinion. Thank you.