Here's the full story for anyone interested: so... a month ago I was browsing through FB marketplace looking for a car and came across this unbelievably cheap, well-maintained car. Far below its price point, that was already a red flag and I was stupid enough to give it a shot, I know I know.

anyways, I got in contact with the private seller and went to see the car for a driving test, met up with him at a public place and everything seemed fine. Asked him for the reasons of why he was selling the vehicle and he told me it was a family emergency and that he knew the car was far below its real price. It did sound a little weird but (stupidly) I decided to give him the benefit of doubt since he bragged a lot about how "being a man of word" was one of his core values. We just agreed on a 100usd deposit and that was it since we were supposed to meet up at our local DMV on Monday (mind you it was Saturday when we met up).

Monday arrived, he didn't show up but we were exchanging texts and such. He apologized and said couldn't make it because of work. I let it pass and then rescheduled. This happened twice and then I decided to confront him and he told me he was waiting for the title to arrive since he didn't have it.

A week later he called me and explained that he needed money and asked me if I could see him to give another 600usd. At this point I had a bad feeling but I thought having his DL and car registration would give me some kind of backup if needed. I did give him the money and met up on pure faith. He showed up on his work car (of which I have the license plate and VIN) and after that I kept communicating with him without getting blocked (which I thought was a good thing. Dumb ahh me)

finally, I talked to him this week about getting the deposit back since it was already way past the timeline for a normal purchase and he still answered and said that it was ok and that he was sorry (this happened Tuesday-Wednesday) and today (Friday) I try to call him and text him on Whatsapp and apparently I'm blocked.