I was recently scammed to the tune of $200 - if I had read the warning posted in the FABO classified section by Admin I would have avoided. In my case the "seller" requested I use Moneygram as his PayPal account was inactive. Not sure if this is the same type of thing. We had a very pleasant email conversation including his promise to send tracking numbers, etc....until the moment the money was picked up...then all communication stopped. I have since filed a formal complaint with the FBI (online/Internet crimes) - not optimist but at least wanted it to be reported to somebody. PayPal seems to be the best bet.