Man, that sucks. @kellymurphy, I learned the hard way too, but what finally worked for me was just picking up the phone and calling every single lead myself before paying for anything. Saved me a ton of headaches after that first disaster.
It's the same old story, just a different product. People are selling the dream of easy money everywhere you look, from these business services to those get-rich-quick courses. They bank on you being desperate for a shortcut. Makes you wonder how many other folks got burned by the same company.