I particularly like this part from the final thoughts: "solicitation is one of the first and most common signs of a scam these days" This is true about most s

I particularly like this part from the final thoughts: "solicitation is one of the first and most common signs of a scam these days" This is true about most scams these days. So much so that I have been advising non-technical friends and family to stop directly responding to any communication you did not initiate. Instead ask yourself, "how would I go about addressing or confirming this with the supposed source if I hadn't received a message about it?" Also helps with avoiding the encouragement of marketers.