Codemotion Ninjas As a contract freelancer, I have not been paid. According to the contract, the company owes me 6.400 dollars

I've fallen victim to a fraudulent company, 

I have a contract with a company registered in the USA. According to our agreement, they owe me $6,400 as payment for coding services I provided to them as an independent contractor. Despite my efforts over the past three months, I haven't been able to receive the payment.

I do not doubt that others have gone through similar situations but have opted to remain silent for fear of losing hope of ever receiving past earnings from them. They additionally warn me that if I have a public discussion about it, it may have an impact on the money they owe me.

The company claims they can't retrieve money from the client as a reason for non-payment, but this is not my concern. As per our contract, I have no dealings with the client, and it is the company's responsibility to fulfill their payment commitment.

They are now ignoring my messages and official emails. What's more frustrating is that they continue to hire new developers systematically. I am a member of a Telegram group where they frequently share work opportunities.

I want to warn other developers about the company's harmful activities.

I do not doubt that others have gone through similar situations but have opted to remain silent for fear of losing hope of ever receiving past earnings from them. They additionally warn me that if I have a public discussion about it, it may have an impact on the money they owe me.

All I am asking from the company is to provide me with possible payment dates, even if it's a step-by-step process. I am not demanding immediate payment but simply requesting a timeline. Their response so far has been vague, stating payment will only happen after they retrieve it from the client.

If their claim of legal procedures with the client is true, it could take years, considering they are registered in the USA, and the client is in Australia. According to our contract, I should have been paid within 20 days of providing my services.

I have concrete evidence to support my claims, including screenshots and Jira invoices. They acknowledge owing me this amount.