Go to the media. Find other people who were scammed etc.

Basically make life miserable and shatter the reputations of these guys who ripped you off.

Take it to court? It will cost MUCH less if you find a number of others that were scammed.

Did you read the fine print? These guys may have covered themselves legally, no matter how bad they ripped you/others off.

You might even bring the police into it (I don't think they'd go for it).

Try bringing the ICCC into it. They might have some influence.

I still think the media or courts are your best bets.

Visit a lawyer and see if you have a case. If you do, you should pursue it, if not I'd like to see you put these SOB's on ACA (a current affair).

Did the product cost 8k? You might want to weigh up the costs of any avenue you pursue.

If something sounds too good to be true, it probally is. Remember 'buyer beware', do your research before throwing money around, etc. Not critizing you, just that there are alot of greedy SOBs out there. It pays to be cautious.

I really hope it does work out for you.

Pepsi,

You could try going to the Consumer Affairs department in your state (or Department of Fair Trading - depends where you are as to what they are called). Probably wont be able to help but it wont cost anything and at least your complaint will be registered - if there are enough complaints or if what they are doing is deemed illegal they might prosecute on your behalf.

Good luck.

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