[yumraj]

Serious question: have you tried this or are you theorizing?

[mullen]

This is a well known tactic to do to Chinese scammers or any person you don't want to talk to that is in China or has to go back to China.

[datpiff]

aka "I read it online"?

[leshenka]

Can’t hurt to try anyway. You lose nothing, but can get some laughs.