With great Internetting comes great scumbaggery.
Alas, just as email has allowed voiceover artists to connect with producers that much easier, it has allowed scammers to try make the world a worse place.
This article detailing a voiceover scam was written last year, but I understand that these delightful maggots have been hitting the DC area in recent weeks.
Be aware!
(thanks to Steve Ray and Diane Samuelson for alerting peeps in posts elsewhere).