Aww, sorry @riverflows. The bright side is the money according to you is something you can afford to lose and not some destabilizing sum. But I'm surprised nothing can be done because of the amount! You can prove your money was gotten dishonestly, if this guy can be easily traced through his bank I don't see why he shouldn't be arrested immediately. Fraud and theft is a criminal offense. Maybe you and other people he scammed can join together and get him arrested too, if something like this was done a long time ago many Victims surely would have been saved.