He wuz Keeding...
You are aware that there are trolls, deep cover ones in FR who are clever, but not all that clever.
The Freeper Class of 2005 is rife with them. But, some have survived here much longer than that.
Without a specific hint, one never knows...
Many newer readers are, how can I put it? Susceptible to anything. Not in possession of sufficient knowledge about anything to be receptive to scams they don't understand.