> they want to use your US bank accounts to secure those contracts
> I refused to let the person use my accounts
> He still agreed to my conditions and claimed to be willing to work on any gigs
So how you gonna get the money to them? Isn't that the whole reason they claim they can't deal with clients directly?
That doesn't mean clients would want to do it. There's a component of real business in being a US face and accepting US checks at a US address for outsourcing. Of course, coming from a cold email, it's almost certainly a scam, regardless of the alleged country of developers.
edit: I clarified in the original post that I wouldn't let him use my freelance accounts. Of course I wouldn't also give him any of my banking information either.