He's not going to try to help you. He's a lying sack of crap.
Write off the loss, learn the lesson and move on.
For sure though, go to the BOI and post up a bad guy thread.
He's a crook and you're a victim.
You gonna lay down and take it or stand up for yourself?
Of course this response is predicated on the presumption that things are as you say.
Post up some pictures and if it's true, and I'm not saying it isn't, you'll have lots of people trying to help you on fauna.