I got scammed and got 4 fake LM35 DZ from the AB52 batch. What can i do with them now?

Hello everyone, recently i bought 4 LM35 temperature sensors for a project that im working on. When i went on to test them, non of them gave me an output that made any sense. For example:

• 20C room temp was being shown as V_out = ~400mV (should be ~200mV)
• Heating up the sensor with a the flame of a lighter, V_out DECREASED instead of increasing.

I reckoned they were fakes for two main reasons:

1. I saw the thread in StackExchange that basically says all components from the AB52 batch are phonies.
2. It won't give the expected result despite me following the schematic

At this point, I fear it's too late to go and buy actual temp sensors online. The deadline is encroaching on me. What can i do with the fake LM35s i bought? Is there any way i can salvage something? Anything

Thanks in advance for all your responses.

I know this is a cj sub, but might as well try in here. You never know.