They were most like hunted and killed due to the money. In as much as it is very bad to scam people of their belonging, killing is not a way forward. Also, part of the reason not to involve in illegal business especially on the internet because you only know yourself but you have no idea what people you scammed are capable of doing. Scam is not a good thing and shouldn't be a means of survival. A lot of people dies just because they are being scammed and could feed themselves