c_9 , 
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger - Charlotte Cowles, in The Cut
https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html
Wow. Worth a read, especially if you think you would know if someone was scamming you. @pluralistic is exempted from this homework ( https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security )