My guess is, they would require you to send a down payment to them to start the process. Once you did this, you would probably get a request for a second down payment. At the latest then you'd never hear from them again.
But whoever fell for it could never contact the Police without getting themselves into trouble for participating in an intended illegal transaction in the first place. Although, that said, it would still be better to inform the Police.
Whoever should get involved in such a thing becomes an accomplice. It wouldn't even come under entrapment.
However I'm surprised, Howard, that you only now got your first such offer. They must be becoming desperate
