Rapper Ja Rule copped heat over the failed Fyre Festival. Picture: Supplied

Angry participants have lashed out on social media with the hashtag #fyrefraud after the music festival fell apart on an island in the Bahamas in April with fraud the first claim in a $100 million class-action suit.

The suit amended earlier this month in federal court on behalf of a Los Angeles man said the events planned over two weekends were “nothing more than a get- rich-quick scam” akin to a Ponzi scheme that put the lives — and small fortunes — of thousands of participants in jeopardy.

“The festival’s lack of adequate food, water, shelter, and medical care created a dangerous and panicked situation among attendees ... that was closer to The Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies than Coachella,” according to the suit filed by lawyer Mark Geragos.

Bella Hadid promotes the disastrous Fyre Festival.Source:Herald Sun

The lawsuit is one of several filed in the wake of the disaster that unfolded on the island of Exuma late last month when inadequate planning and facilities led performers to bow out and organisers to cancel the show.

In the amended complaint filed in US District Court, Geragos said 300 people had contacted his offices after the initial suit was filed last month against organisers Billy McFarland, rapper Ja Rule, and Fyre Media Inc. Among dozens of unnamed defendants are deep-pocketed investors who provided seed money for the event.

Headliners included rockers Blink-182, hip-hop act Migos and the electronic music trio Major Lazer with ticket packages ranging from $1,200 to over $100,000.

But participants arrived to find a venue partly under construction, insipid food and soggy beds under leaking tents.

Lawyer Stacey Richman, who represents Ja Rule, said he wouldn’t participate in anything fraudulent.

After the event was cancelled, the rapper had posted an apology online saying he was heartbroken, but that it was not a scam and it was not his fault.

Efforts to reach McFarland, Fyre Media or lawyers who have responded to lawsuits on their behalf were unsuccessful.

McFarland previously promised full refunds and said he would offer free VIP passes to next year’s festival.