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 Mod note: NSFW image unembeddedThat's how my police would handle a scammer in this imaginary police state.
Also depends on where that cat was. If it was on your property you had right to cut the cat. On other hand if you went over to this property for it...