My best guess is that the Russian scammers stole OP's IP. I don't mean that they just copied it. I mean they prevented OP from using it. This has happened to me

My best guess is that the Russian scammers stole OP's IP. I don't mean that they just copied it. I mean they prevented OP from using it. This has happened to me many, many times. This is yet another reason I hate IP laws.