I've listed a piece of equipment for sale on CL locally. The asking price is a few thousand and that's in the main line of the listing. I clearly stated in my ad, "Do NOT send a text to my phone" yet this morning at about 6:20 I got a couple of texts (the 2nd a repeat of the 1st) asking to email my firm price. I checked the phone # on the text and what a reverse phone # search indicates is that the phone # is a landline in a nearby small community (a text from a landline?? ). So I emailed my firm price to the email provided and this is the email I got back:
Now be advised that this piece of equipment is actually a couple of pieces that are heavy enough they will need to be loaded with a fork lift. By the email response I received I get the impression that the sender has English as a second language. I emailed back: What's a marine in Colorado need with this monster piece of very specialized equipment? Do you realize how much this thing weighs? I require cash on pickup from the buyer in person - NO paypal.Hi,am Angela Morris,A Marine in Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Colorado.I would have love to see this item but am presently Busy.I am Okay with your advert price and i will be sending your money asap via paypal. Do you have PayPal account cos i have one that I can send money through.get back to me with your paypal info and also delete the cl post.
So how does this scam work by supposedly sending money via paypal? I don't get it. I must be dense. lol