IF I were in a police state.  And Mrykul was my neighbor... whether there was proof I was scammed or not I would simply accuse mrykul of scamming me and then I'd go gut his cat.

 Like this: http://www.rolfkenneth.no/Cat%20gutted%202005.jpg
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That's how my police would handle a scammer in this imaginary police state.