I'm all for shorting and leverage, unlike most people here. I'm also not cheering at your loss, unlike most people here, because it sucks and I'm sorry. But dude, there are other wealthy people on these forums. If you post information showing exactly the parameters it would take to screw you, people are going to take advantage of you. It's not impossible that foul play could be involved, but seriously, Ockham's Razor. As people on IRC are saying, you showed your poker hand early and someone fucked you for it.