Scammer
I take it your in Brisbane, Qld? We got done for over US$40K about 9 years ago by a guy in Los Angeles. I'm a retired cop too and he knew it. I currently live in Australia. The Fed Police here said it was not enough money to do anything about ? and the FBI rep in Canberra said he couldn't do anything. So we hired a PI in LA, tracked his home address and filed suit in Orange County court, had to fly over, go to court, and we won, but in CA, if he cant pay you bad luck. You only get to put a lein on something he owns. Been through it all. Good luck and go get him.