It sounds as though you were taken for $1600 by a scammer who was using Pinecone Research's name. I doubt Pinecone Research will be able to do anything to help you because I doubt they have any involvement with this. If you haven't contacted your bank yet to let them know there will be a problem, you should do so right away. I wish you the best, and I'm sorry you were scammed. Please come back and let us know how it comes out for you.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2013 11:13PM by AustinMom.