In 2018, William Thomas Powers, a retired gentleman from Florida, joined 34 investors from around the world to sue the collapsed Irish firm Greymountain Management claiming collective losses of €4.3 million in an online trading scam.  Hailing from the US, Canada, Abu Dhabi, Britain, South Africa and Singapore, the investors were a mixed group of business and professional people who found themselves drawn into the world of binary options. One was a doctor, another was a beautician, there was an engineer and a CEO, all looking for a chance to boost their incomes. Around a third of the group was…