Sell to mmofly. Do what you said (shard/vendor) and just sell to mmofly.
I have sold over 130k (all scammed) to them and no money has been recalled.
They can't link the gold back to you anyways.
Then if the char on the account is in a guild go here and follow directions for more gold!:
http://www.mmowned.com/forums/wow-sc...ry-ransom.html