Company gone bankrupt?

I was probably one of the last people to receive items from this company. I do not believe that the company is/was a scam as much as they went belly up. Regardless, definitely criminal to accept people's money knowing that you do not have the capacity and ability to deliver on items.

I purchased and paid 50% for panels and an inverter from them in December 2021. The panels were delivered on 12 January 2022 after which they requested the remaining 50% before delivering the inverter. At this point I was provided with a different bank account for the second payment. (In hindsight I realise now that their other bank account by then were already overdrawn and closed out).

After payment of the outstanding amount, they kept in touch with "out of stock" and "waiting on supplier" excuses, until they just went quiet on 2 February and I haven't received any communication or have been able to reach anybody at the company ever since.

For what it is worth, I opened a case of theft at the Durbanville police station (CAS71/2/2022) and tried to recoup the funds via my bank. My bank confirmed that the 2 accounts that I transacted to have been closed.

Their website is still up and running and I have noticed some recent updates to the site. So somebody there is still alive. Chances are very bleak, but I am still hopeful that they manage to get back on their feet and somehow refund all the money owed to their clients.