And dab some cold water behind your ears.

If you haven’t read this about the Troubled Teen Industry, you should.

https://elan.school/rude-awakening/

I assume The Ten Commandments.

Do you know if there’s a way to help from a world away?

I use one too because I’m not away; I’m right fucking here in the office doing all this in-person collaborating management wants so badly.

Often scammers don’t want to make it less obvious. If it’s obvious and the mark falls for it, it’s a good indicator they’re on the hook and will fall for more. It’s to filter out the less gullible so the scammer doesn’t waste their time. Probably not the case with this situation specifically, but it holds true in general with scams.

Generally? Yes. Specifically? No.