No.
Immediate perma-bans for stuff like that will turn us into facepunch.
Temporary bans are not there to remove you from the community, but to teach you a lesson that what you did was wrong. I've seen NUMEROUS spammers be banned for a week then not do it again afterwards, and several farmers the same. Scammers are no different, I assume.
It's the same as being given a warning, only for a far more serious crime.
You're talking about giving the death penalty to someone who stole a loaf of bread. (loaf of bread...boaf. Someone who stole a boaf)
Edited poll to add option that has been left out.
if god is with me and if i belived in god and im sure he is in the room with me, i just wish he brought a extention cord
omg noob
gtfo
Is he a player or a monster?
I suggest we create a point system in the forums. Like we get 20 pts, you lose 5 points for spamming, 15 points for scamming and farming. If you have less than 5 points, you get a forum ban, if you have 0 or less points you get a forum and IP ban. You acquire 1 point every 1 month so you aren't banned permanently and you can play again after you waited a time.