> any auto finance org would have repossessed in that situation. And I'm sure every auto finance org has experience with deadbeats who don't pay and ignore all

> any auto finance org would have repossessed in that situation. And I'm sure every auto finance org has experience with deadbeats who don't pay and ignore all communication attempts until the repo man comes. That wasn't the situation. The vehicle was already paid for upfront with a bank cashier's check, which the Tesla representative admitted that Tesla had the entire time. There was no missed payment. You never get your car repossessed if you never financed it in the first place. That's probably why the emails sounded like a scam.