Originally Posted by mihlbach

You didn't get scammed....you made an uninformed purchase. You should be able to get the rear wheel to fit with some axle spacers, but you'll need some cone wrenches to put the spacers between the cone and locknut. However, you could also just put some washers on the axle outside of the lock nuts. Its kind of janky but it will work.

I can't imagine why the axle doesn't fit into your fork (thick paint?), or why its spaced narrower than the hub. Spacing of all forks is the same (100mm). Is your fork bent?