If it looks like a fish, and it smells like a fish, and it tastes like a fish... I wouldn't give them a damn penny! Eff that! Chances are, if this is truly a scam, and it does sound like one - they live by taking the easy sucker. And I will guaran-fucking-tee you if they are on a scam you are not the only scam they have going!!!
Sure they can threaten this and that and cause you to worry that you're gonna lose your house, business, car and everything you work your ass off for - and probably 85% of the time they get their way. Maybe eve 99% of the time, who knows??? The thing is, right is right and wrong is wrong. Are you in the right? Well then... Fuck them! Stand up for what is right.
I'm not saying go to court, pay court costs and attorney fees, and take your chances with a judge. I'm saying don't give them one red cent of your money - period!!! Not one dime!!! If they are scam artists - they will simply go away. Quietly, to keep their little scam going on other people who will give up money - for as long as they can get away with it.
The day that they actually have to show up in court to defend their little scam in front of a judge,... that's the day they empty out the bank account and fly away to the Bahamas.
Right is right. Wrong is wrong. And scam artist don't like going to court. :mebeer:
If my insuranse company had hit me up for that much money, or even less, I would have told them to "fet gucked!"