Yup...same story. I was selling a truck on Craigslist. Said he/she was an oceanographer leaving at any moment. Needed the truck for his/her dad. Asked for my email for Paypal. That's when I knew it was a scam.
These folks transfer the money and then claim they can't buy it and ask for the money back. The funds they sent were no good, so you are now in the hole for the amount you sent.
Yes. Watch out for this person. He or she just tried the same thing with me. I'd play along if I thought the police would set up a sting. Whatever you do, don't sell to anyone with this number. Also, watch out for similarly worded inquiries from any number or e-mail address.
Yup...same story. I was selling a truck on Craigslist. Said he/she was an oceanographer leaving at any moment. Needed the truck for his/her dad. Asked for my email for Paypal. That's when I knew it was a scam.
These folks transfer the money and then claim they can't buy it and ask for the money back. The funds they sent were no good, so you are now in the hole for the amount you sent.
Same thing happened to me for a car i was selling on Craig's List. He wanted my personal email address even though he sent a reply via Craig's List. Gave him my cell number and he tested me with same story: oceanographer; buy for father, full price sight unseen, etc. Then asked for email and PayPal account. Scam time. End of dialogue with this guy.