Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Service Contract

Both of the prior posters are correct. You are the victim of a common internet scam.

All you can do now is try to minimize your losses, try to work something out with your bank.

I hate to say that pursuing the people who took your money is not only worthless, but potentially dangerous. There are reports of people who pushed too hard trying to get their money back ending up dead in Nigeria.

Re: Service Contract

It sounds like you've fallen for a version of the Nigerian check scam. If that's what has happened, then your money is gone and you must indeed repay the bank. It is unlikely that you will ever be able to find the people who received your money, and considerably less likely that, even if you do find them, you will be able to get any of it back.

I wish I could be more encouraging.

Re: Service Contract

It's obvious that you haven't figured out yet that you are the naive victim of a 'get rich quick' and 'make big money now' scam. One that is quite frequent, and that you should have recognized as 'if it's too good to be true, it isn't". It's commonly called the 'Nigerian check scam'. Contact your bank immediately to try to get this solved without your bankruptcy. Also contact the police, DA and AG to seek help, but don't hold your breath waiting for return of your money. It is long gone. Don't waste any more money trying to recover it.

Re: Service Contract

It's obvious that you haven't figured out yet that you are the naive victim of a 'get rich quick' and 'make big money now' scam. One that is quite frequent, and that you should have recognized as 'if it's too good to be true, it isn't". It's commonly called the 'Nigerian check scam'. Contact your bank immediately to try to get this solved without your bankruptcy. Also contact the police, DA and AG to seek help, but don't hold your breath waiting for return of your money. It is long gone. Don't let anyone talk you into wasting yet more money trying to recover it.