Hello I need help...A couple of months ago I met someone who offered me a "partnership" in flipping homes and I had invested $5000.00 into purchasing a property. The money invested from mine and my wife's accounts were deposited into an "escrow account" that was made by my "partner". We thought since we were doing all money transactions through our bank, Bank of America, our money would be completely safe and protected. Since then there had numerous conversations and paperwork signed for a property that was supposedly purchased. My "partner" said that the property would take no more than 45 days to "turn around" and put back on the market for re-sale. One month later, he tells me that the buyers did not sign off and were not picking up the call. My partner said that it was okay, that he would pay all the fees that was incurred from the purchase, and he would get rid of the property for "no money loss" on mine and my wife's end. We didn't think anything weird since he kept in contact with us and had even come over to our residence a few time to talk business and fill out paperwork. All of a sudden, a month after talks, I noticed he was not picking up his phone nor was he answering my emails. Now we are in a dilemma, in need of money, and have no idea how to go about this scandal.