What would you do?

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I am facing a rather difficult decision that I would like some advice on. I signed up for Yuwie about a week ago or so. The day I signed up I received a message from a man. The message was titled "Job Offer". He explained he was a Russian artist. He told me a bit of his past, including his education. He also gave me a link to a website where he sells his paintings, ranging in price from $500 to around $1,000. He told me he has many customers in the U.S. and due to tax reasons, he wants someone in the states to collect payments for him. That person would be paid a 10% commission and then transfer the remainder of the payment to him, or another of his representatives. I was of course very skeptical and asked many questions. He replied back with some answers, including the information he needs from me, which would be my full name, address, phone number, and a scanned copy of my driver's license or passport. This is of course to ensure he can trust me with the payments. I replied once more asking more questions including if he could be trusted with my information. He responded claiming he could guarantee it with an affidavit signed by an attorney. I am still a bit skeptical. On one hand, if this is legit, it could be good money for doing practically nothing. On the other hand, there are many things that could go wrong by providing my personal information to a complete stranger. What would you do?