You paid real money for a fake document, when you could have just bought the real thing? If it works for you it's good, but you were still scammed. It's a bit like saying "Hey I paid 500 baht for a taxi ride which usually costs 300 baht, but I got to where I wanted so how was I scammed?" If you're happy then it's all good! 👍👍
That's great for you! You seem to get stopped a lot by the police! I've lived in Thailand for fifteen years, never been stopped once, so I guess that's good for me. However, the bottom line is you've been scammed. You might just as well printed your own international licence! 😂