Earlier this year, just days after missing out on a listing for what might have been the perfect car, Foley was ensnared by a scam that would leave him $20,000 lighter—and feeling like a fool. They’re so commonplace that your email client is bouncing Nigerian princes and people claiming they’ve stolen your nudes with astounding regularity. But it’s trash like this that leaves us vulnerable to more sophisticated efforts to separate us from our cash. That paid off big-time, or so Foley believed…An email Foley received from a purported former owner of the car. “Creating these documents and images and everything is just child’s play,” Malik told us.