Hi dill
See
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=28751 for the ways some people got their monney back. It's a long thread, but I hope it pays for you.
Oh, for RunningBare, LimeWire has always been free and open, which is why the scammers find it so attractive. See
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml