If I were trying to scam someone in, e.g., France, I would not bother to invent a plausible-sounding department and name. I would just use Google to find a stor

If I were trying to scam someone in, e.g., France, I would not bother to invent a plausible-sounding department and name. I would just use Google to find a story about a French financial scandal that quoted someone I hadn't heard of, at a particular department.