Renzo
Ill be fifty in a matter of weeks and have been punting since my teens but Ive never considered outlayinng that sort of cash to anyone with a magic formula . Youve been duped ...learn from it ....
I hope you have some success with the recovery although it may be more trouble than its worth ....exposing them probably wont help that much apart from some self satisfaction as theyll just set up shop somewhere else under a different guise after not paying the rent of course.....Im in favour of the DAVEZ SOLUTION find out who they are and where they are and with stealth become the bain of their existance ......these people usually live the high life on yours and others misspent earnings drive nice cars(they love their cars its a status symbol) and wear gold bracelets etc ....If you are careful enough you can make their life a misery ...why would they suspect you in particular they are duping everyone they deal with these are just my thoughts and may not be the best solution but thats the way I would deal with it...
Secondly I personally think that weddings with a big guest list fully catered are a waste of money .Those thousands of dollars would be muchbetter spent on a house deposit ...There are alternatives and people have just as good if not better time in the less formal surrounds of informal get together with prawns snags chops and steak on the barbie and lotsa booze (dont forget the light beer )And if your lady of your life insnt understanding about your indescretion Id consider my options all round because you are putting yourself in for the long haul and it wont be the last time you C**K UP we are human afterall....Once again its just my opinion not necessarily the right course to chart ........Good Luck to ya