I recently got an email claiming to be from an old acquaintance I haven’t seen in at least fifteen years. He asked if I could buy a Visa gift card for his nephew’s birthday. My “friend” said he was out of town on business and was unable to purchase the card himself, but would pay me back when he was back in town. That might have been the most ridiculous scam I’ve ever come across. I can’t imagine anyone falling for it.
I once took a call from the local County lockup. It was within the realm of possibility that a friend of mine had gotten arrested and needed bail money. But it turned out to be some random inmate calling numbers looking for someone to talk to/scam. I hung up.