This was a Wall Street/Bankers scam at its best and all the scumbags were involved.

With all the scams out there, I prefer to buy and manage my own property.

Do not fall for the Nevada/Wyoming/Delaware/OtherFabulousState scam, you'll need to then register in two states and won't get the protection/savings that the salesperson promised you, because when you buy property in MA, then MA laws are the ones that matter.  

Obviously a scam.

Of course, there's always real estate agents, but most of them in this area can't get themselves a listing and would probably see me as a scam (based on conversations I've had) - worth following up with, though.

There are scams going around where you get an email or mail that says "wire instructions have changed - wire to account xxxx"I'd think it's easily verified by calling the closing agent and verifying the account and routing numbers.

This turned out to be a total scam and they took every penny.

It sounds like a total scam.

Or have I been involved in a scam?

I think it might be a hindrance to your brand/ reputation especially if you are using a company or LLC, many scams use Facebook messages and you don't really want to be associated with scams like that.