I should have been more specific and referred to the phrase "Dear Mr. Policeman" which sounded juvenile or someone whose first language was not English.
Yes, it did. That was also the first thing I thought when I heard they were asking for $10M. When it was announced it was to be wired to a stolen credit card acct. I figured they didn't really want any money, it was just a diversion. Turns out it was worse than juvenile, it was stupid. If they would have posted that note folks would have known they were looking for stupid, not cunning.