> In twice-daily conversations over the next three months, the imposter FBI agent [fed the scam victim an extremely detailed story about all the things that a supposed drug cartel was doing with her supposedly-stolen SSN]<p>Was this victim a training exercise for a scammer who wanted to be promoted to bigger fish, or what? That's <i>far</i> too many man-hours to invest in scamming one "retired therapist".<p>Though it sounds like a grueling test for the victim loving a good story, and lacking any real-world sense whatever of how law enforcement works.