“你面试美国公司，我们干活”的骗局是如何运作的？

Got this scam email about an opportunity to earn passive income by acting as the front for an employment fraud scheme.<p>How does the scammer benefit from this operation?<p>I can think of 2 ways:<p>- Personal &#x2F; private data mining, but this seems quite work intensive for that purpose - Actually going through with the whole scam and disappearing after first salary payments come through<p>Any other ideas? Anyone have experience or insight about this?<p>---<p>Full email below:<p>&quot;Hi &lt;name&gt;, I hope you’re doing well.<p>My name is &lt;sender&gt;, and I’ve been a software developer for over 7 years — mainly full stack, with a strong focus on frontend. I’m reaching out because I’m looking for someone to collaborate with, and I think you&#x27;re the best one whom I&#x27;m looking for.<p>I used to partner with my friend Jim, and we worked really well together. Sadly, he was diagnosed with cancer about a month ago, and he advised me to find someone new to team up with. That’s why I wanted to talk to you.<p>Here’s the idea: I’ll handle sending proposals to companies, and you would take care of the interviews with recruiters. My English isn’t strong enough for U.S. interviews, so I’m looking for someone who is confident in English and also has strong technical knowledge. If we land a position, you’d receive a share of the monthly salary, while I would take care of the actual development work.<p>My initial suggestion is a 50&#x2F;50 split of the salary after tax. For example, if a job pays $10K per month and taxes are 30% ($3K), the remaining $7K would be split evenly — $3.5K each.<p>I will manage all the proposals and keep you informed about interview schedules. If things work out and we join a team, I’ll handle the project development. Then you&#x27;ll get profit every month without any work.<p>If this sounds interesting to you, please let me know — I’d really like the chance to work together.<p>Thank you, Best regards, &lt;sender&gt;&quot;