Good post... should be in the Magazine FAQ/Wiki...
Few more scams to call out...
- Send money to help family member injured out of town.
- Amazon fake order (anyone calling for that matter saying you've been billed or ordered something).
- Car should also be for anything requesting a deposit before seeing in person with appropriate access or buying, (rental property, pets...). Usually high pressure and a really good deal situation.
- if it's too good to be try or you feel soemthing is off... it usually is.
Outside my depth but I'll give it a stab. Identify what data is important, (is the full 42Tb needed?). Can the data be split into easier to handle chunks?
If it is, then I personally do an initial sneakernet to get the fist set of data over. Then mirror different on a regular basis.