For some reason there's been a series of false ads, some obvious, some not, that were fake ads for MM's in Florida. No one really knows which ones are true, so that's why I look to other collectors for machines.
One of the guys on our Florida forums responded to an add about a year ago, made contact with a guy about 5 hours away (IE Orlando to South Miami), got the cash out, drove down to a specified address, all the while he had phone contact with the guy, only to show up at an empty house. There was much speculation that it was supposed to be a robbery, but how knows if it was that or just someone playing a game. Either way it wasn't cool, and they were never able to figure out who did it. What they did learn is that you can use the internet and set up a phone that appears to be in a local area that will be untraceable, period.
Luckily the guy on the Florida forums wasn't robbed or anything, but it was a lesson learned.
Since then, there's been no less than 10 other B.S. ads, all MM's. Some people just have too much time I guess.