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> It's so easy to spot marketplace scams that I'm baffled people still fall for them.

That's survival bias. There are some you can't spot.

You missed their point. It's cash on the barrel head or counterparty is presumed to be a scammer. If you follow that rule you'll never be scammed.

> If you follow that rule you'll never be scammed.

until you get robbed, kidnapped or forced to do a bank transfer.

you just named multiple things that are not a scam

How not? The robber never intended to finish the deal.

Because like everything else in law, the lower charge becomes irrelevant in light of a worse offense. Breaking into someones home is burglary, but do it when someone is home and it becomes home invasion. Do it with a weapon and it becomes an aggravated charge.

At that point, nobody cares if you were trying to steal the silverware.

> Because like everything else in law,

what law? In my country in my scenario the person would be charged for scam (fraud), robbery and any other possible crimes.

None of those things are a scam.

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