Right! (This was almost a year ago and I don't recall whether I did the checking you did. The other details, the ones I shared above, are from an email I wrote

Right! (This was almost a year ago and I don't recall whether I did the checking you did. The other details, the ones I shared above, are from an email I wrote at the time, which is why I'm certain of those.) Most people won't do that sleuthing, and will instead just shrug and permanently drop their guard.