I contacted an out of state seller. We emailed and texted several times about a 20 Ga Browning Citori. He was very knowledgeable. We were both cautious about either sending the gun before payment or paying before receipt of the gun. After stating he would not ruin his family name over $500. We agreed I pay 1/2 up front then he'd send the gun. I paid via USPS Money order to protect myself, I thought. It turned out to be an elaborate scam that couldn't be traced back to the perpetrator and I'm out $500. Since then I've swapped emails with 2 other out of state sellers. In order to protect myself I ask for their FFL's name and contact information. Both times the emails stopped immediately upon me asking for that. Obviously also scammers.