Patent And Trademark Institute They ripped me off, close to $6000.00 Garden City New York

I invested close to 6000.00 with this company to get my idea patented and marketed. I took the money from my credit card using a check now I am stuck having to repay my credit card company. The company assured me that I had a great idea that would bring me in alot of money.

they kept pressuring me after I paid the application fee to send them money other wise they would not be able to move further on with my idea and someone else can beat me to it, so I used a credit card check to pay down the first half of my money, when i got no reply from them i decided to call and see what was taking place i received no answer, the phone kept ringing. i was finally able to get in contact with one of the employees that was helping me with my idea and when i spoke to him he said that he no longer works for the comany and when i asked about my idea he gived me another phone number to call, which was the law office that was put in charge of closing down PTI, all i was told by him is he cannot tell me anything.

i want my money back, they think that it is ok to do stuff like this to innocent people, they have no idea how hard we work to make ends meet and now be stuck having to repay something i have nothing to show for, i contacted the back to see if they would be able to help refund my money but they said that since i used a check and I signed it they cannot refund me anymoney if i had used the credit card then maybe i would have gotten back my money, i cannot understand that since the check is what they sent me to use from my credit card. If anyone can help please email me.

Evelyn
dania, Florida
U.S.A.