Almost everyone seem to know someone that they can trust, I pity you guys because it's like you are all living in a different world, you don't listen to news and things happening around the world atleast?
I pity those who don't have anyone around that they can trust. Don't get me wrong, you should be extremely careful when dealing with IRL birtcoin transaction, but to be in constant fear and paranoid about it? No thnx.
I personally did dozens of such transactions and had no issues so far. Having said that, I am very careful who I am dealing with+luckily I live in a country with one of the lowest crime rates in the world which probably also helps.
Lucky you then, I am not from a country with low crime rate, also I am not in fear or been paranoid about it, there is a saying that precaution is always better than cure right? That's why I am doing.
The ears don't like dancing to the tone of truth but I will still choose to say the truth, the crime rate in my country is big, almost everyone chooses to go the crime route to get food on their tables.
You said you've did dozens of such transactions before? You can't pull that same miracle here brother without ending up doing a transaction with a fraudster or criminal, it's better to be on your own and do your thing.
You don't need to pity someone like me who don't have people they can trust around them, a sheep can't survive a day in the midst of wolves.