A few years back I won a Mustang Cobra on ebay. It was advertised as a super low mileage cream puff.
I even had a few conversations with the guy about it. Pictures were immaculate. Final price was really good.
I drove over to the west coast to inspect the car in Cape Coral. When I got there it was sitting in the driveway. I knocked on the door and nobody answered.
Needless to say, it looked like it had been entered into an off road competition.
I did get my deposit back but it took some work.