I'm not located in Califorina or the US, but willing to help, I have enough in there to get the total sum close to 100k.
I can help with a little money and all the documents/screen shots I can provide, but I don't think we will see our money again. Yet I feel it is good to have a class act against these scammers.
If you have a min read about how I believe it all unfolded here, might help with the suit or to get a hold of a lawyer:
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=991050