First got a text message saying "I am interested in your rug, I want you to email me with the details..." at first I thought this was just rich stuffy people talk. So I naively sent him an email with more photos. Told my BF about it, excited about the sale and he was instantly disappointed I didnt catch it as spam. I got a email back from him today. Thanks to this forum I can confirm it is a scam. Thanks internet!
Here is the email I just got:
"Thanks for getting back to me real quick my name is Bob Fisher as am really interested and buying this for an old friend who has been so nice to me as surprise package till the delivery day. I work for Centex Construction Group,And we are currently working out of the state in a very rural area which makes it very hard for me to make phone calls due to bad network reception here but we can always text and email I will not be able to view it which i hope you understand why but I have a Mover who will come for the pickup after payment has been made and cleared your account so kindly get back to me with more pics if available and also I will be making the payment via PayPal as that is the only payment option I can access from here and because it has been attached to my bank account which makes it very easier to make the payment ASAP .Also I have some questions for you to answer
Are you the first owner of it?
Where do you live?
What is your final asking price ?
What is your mobile number?
Does it have anything negative i should know about?
Hope to read back from you soon.....
Regards Bob."