As for the scammers, they seem to be getting sneakier by the day.
For real, the fiance almost applied for a commission that was emailed to her. I only spotted it because she isn't a native english speaker so sent it to me to help construct a reply.
I didn't notice at all at first, I just noticed some rather odd things, like contradictory request details, strange name (thomas jefferson lol), and such.
In the end it was unusual enough to google it, and there we have it. Eventually they'd ask to send cash in a dodgy way (paypal not working etc). So much more subtle than the Nigerian Prince days!
Anyway thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed the read
Haha, that's a good story you can talk about in friend's meetup and more.