South shore solutions Joe Vasconcelos, Joseph Vasconcelos scammed- falsely promised to make investment Halifax Massachusetts

In August 2011, I gave Joe  a check for 5K to invest in stocks ,that he assisted me in setting up online, which we agreed he would manage for six months. I received a letter from the TD Ameritrade a couple of months later stating the account had never been funded.   I called Joe and he said they'd made a mistake. That the money had been invested and it was  steadily making 10%  month over month.   I called TD Ameritrade shortly afterwards myself and sure enough the account had never been funded. I have received excuse over excuse and I have been trying for  more than three years now to get my money back.  Anybody have any luck and what steps were necessary?