You are the first poster I saw that never intended to bring back the scammed amount. You could have done a 50/50 deal in the first place, what stopped you from doing that. The sense of urgency made you muddle your thoughts on how to deal with someone online. The chats were red flags dude/dudette, when someone says they are not going to ruin their reputation for a couple of bucks, chances are high that they will ruin it. All of chats were red flags actually, the audacity to tell you that he won't deal a 50/50. He even wants you to delete the topic to cover his ass.