OP already knows about this because he's posted about it before. I'm not sure why he's fishing for answers here because the answer won't change. In his specific situation, he's likely SOL and will be lucky to see his money back. He can then set to buying tickets through a legitimate channel.

Actually, many people don't get away with it. There are simply a lot of suckers out there who pay over huge amounts of money and show up at some airport to find out that their tickets have been rescinded and that they can either buy new ones for full fare or stay home. It's not as though people show up on FT to say, "I'm a fool because I tried to beat the system and lost".