GM,
a few people have reached out to me stating that I should put in a tip for this, so here we go.
Reference: https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1041
This tip covers:
Initially identifying the problem.
Time spent speaking to various people in the ecosystem to ensure that they have never dealt with Michiko.
Potential reputational damage if I was wrong (spoiler: I wasn't)
If I did not carry out these tasks then the Polkadot Treasury would be paying a scammer $10,000 per month.
Cheers,
Leemo