I already thought this was... steal a server from somebody, can't get into it past a certain point, get somebody else to help pretending it's a family server go

I already thought this was... steal a server from somebody, can't get into it past a certain point, get somebody else to help pretending it's a family server gone bad. Cynical yes but scammer numbers likely outweigh genuine requests these days. Besides, some of those people offering to "help" may be people looking to score some personal data... reverse scamming :D