The scam - you would receive a FAKE PayPal invoice sent by the thief. It would look real but if you were to check your PayPal account it would not exist. If you were to send payment to the shipper (actually the scammer), you would be out that money. (Were you to wire money? That would not be traceable.)
Same thing on my truck for sale...said in the first part of the message they were satisfied with the condition and would proceed with the sale if I give them my "PayPal Email"... Then a little further down the message they say to send pictures to verify the condition. I told them to go get stuffed...that was as nice as I could put it - I hate these illiterate scammers - they are a scum on society.
Nice try--"Catherine." This person keeps calling my husband in response to our motorcycle ad. She wants to use PayPal account and wants to buy the bike. The number is in CA and she claims she can't pick it up and will send "movers." Who in their right mind would buy without looking in the first place? And nobody is going to pay full price and then pay shipping from CA to TX and back. Nice try---idiot!