Im in towelles position, I was ripped off for about 850, actually it was 920, but whos counting, lol.. Im still doing my best to go after the scammer, but with the internet, its so damned easy to hide and very difficult to find them if they do it right. luckily, the guy who ripped me off made some stupid mistakes, like emailing me from his regular email account and yahoo was generous to give me his ip address when i supplied the police report.. So, there is hope, but for 20 bucks, It just sucks, Id hate to see what you would do if you lost 1k... For me, while money is a huge issue, its the getting screwed part that gets me more than losing the money. its putting the trust into someone, not so much the money, while the money is damned important, its number 2 on my list... But boy, does it suck to get ripped off. All you can do is learn from your mistakes, try to not do them again and move on..