The fundamental problem with scammers is that they're stupid, old-fashion dumb! Liars, scammers, cheaters and thieves are *really* only screwing themselves. To stupid to compete on the level in this big ol' tough world we live in.
I've done so many car deals in my life that I couldn't even begin to count them all, suffice to say many hundreds. Along the way I've made many great friends and contacts. And, I've been screwed a few times.
What's really interesting is that the relatively minor amount of money that I've lost to scammers obviously meant a lot to them, and pissed me off, but doesn't seriously effect my asset level.
In fact they're so dumb -SO DUMB, they must assume there are other people in the world as stupid as they are and/or their stupidity is somehow superior to someone else's dumbness......
People that truly have money, have built business' and made their own mark in the world, understand the importance of networking and building relationships, and certainly one or two, or a dozen car scams will never equal any serious money, but may end up w/ the scammer in jail or buried 6 feet under.