I almost agree. Everyone is saying this is a scam. They took something off the market for them, potentially costing them money. Honestly, he is lucky he got his 2G's back, "scam" or not. It is not their responsibility to go over every square inch of writing on a contract with you. Be more careful next time and don't believe what people say.
Reminds me of all of those people who believed the bank salesperson telling them "Oh, sure you can afford this $500,000 house when you make $25,000 a year." They didn't read the contract either.