stockhound....you were looking for misinformation??? How about this to start with?....
The investor shouldn't be mad at the failed company even if that company he or she thought they were invested in was a scam, because he or she never was actually invested in that company. The brokers in which he or she placed their order through for real shares scamed them first by taking their money and then placing fake shares into their accounts without their knowledge. The company never had any dealings or financial ties with the investor either directly or indirectly and thus can't be held liable for their loss.