Phishing scams (in game)

[Argon]

Repeated mentioning of fishing got me thinking; How about phishing.

-Colonists would use a modified comms console
-Social skill would determine success rates
-Phishing would fall under crafting to prevent cluttering of priorities page
-Long term activity, not prioritizable (like research)
-Colonists would be specifically assigned to the bench
-A successful scam would result in a drop of silver or materials to trade beacon

Comments? Questions? Flames?

-Argon

[Kegereneku]

A successful scam might also result in a complementary drop of fissionable material in critical state.

"Don't scam the guy who can nuke you from orbit"

[5pjrh4r3]

I think we would also need an unsuccessful scam (probability of) consequence; maybe a DoS attack against your comms console prevents you from contacting anyone for trade for a while or a virus infects your power grid and you suffer from "brownouts" for a while.