This is another in a series of reports about how bad scammers are with improv.
Here’s a screenshot of our “conversation.”

There was a bit of a pause between “Sure!” and “How was your day?” but not enough to warrant iMessage to add a timestamp. However, my response about a great day must have confounded the sender, since hours passed until that tepid “I’m fine” reply. I immediately went on the offensive with my exciting news which led to another mental lock and a go-to attempt to address “me” by name and get back in the convo.
But I guess “their” heart wasn’t in it, and they abandoned the quest.