Slim (above your post) hit it. They would also want you to wire money to someone (who happens to be he scammer). You lose that money as well as have a bounced check charge.
The deaf part is so you won't call them - and possibly recognize a foreign accent.
Same thing. Texts asking me to walk dogs. They even got specific. Stated his daughter had three Yorkies. Something didn't seem right so I gave a high price and it was accepted. I was nice and even offered to help his daughter. The question I had to ask myself, why does someone who is deaf have to leave California and come to Mass for sign reading classes? I wish I Could do more to find out who is doing this.