Yes, your first thread was deleted. It was in the exhaust forum and not in a Parts Wanted forum. Now, as far as the scammer, it is entirely possible the scammer posted on another members thread and they reported it. Often times, I delete spam accounts and there are other accounts with the same IP address. (same person, different user names) When I delete one it deletes them all. If you get anything suspicious, hit the report button and let us handle it.