by saying they/police do not see a intention on dwarfminer side to steal the money from myself
Did they elaborate on what kind of proof would make them change their mind?
BTW this is the right way to do it. Even though you didn't succeed I would encourage everyone who lost money to contact their local law enforcement.
Yep; this is the proper method to try and get some sort of return from this problem.
But honestly; I ran out of popcorn about 2 months ago.....