Who called from 3342453798

This person offered to buy my criaglist product and seemed fishy so i tested them and still insisted to receive my paypal i d and i even offered to drive there and reduce the price. i knew it was scam and looked up the email and number and they use the same story for everyone. her sons birthday and what not. email [email protected] and phone number 3342453798. SCAMMMMMMMER

I'm a bit confused. I have no doubt that Nicole Rains is a scammer (he/she/it has responded to one of my listings in the past with the exact same story)... but isn't this how you USUALLY do business via PayPal? Give the person your PayPal ID, and then they go into their PayPal account and send money to *YOUR* ID? I thought that was the whole point of the process. You could give anyone your PayPal ID (email address) and they can send you funds safely and securely.

I'm not even sure you can do it the other way around (requesting the other party's PayPal ID and then PULL money from their account just using that ID).

So... like I said, I'm sure this is a scammer... but I'm a little confused as to the scam. Someone enlighten me?

George- The scam is really simple. Once they get your Paypal id, they send you a fake receipt. Simple as that. They hope that you will send the stuff before you realize you didn't get paid. There is also a part 2 to this scam. Similar to the phoney check one. They overpay you & ask you to Western Union the money back. As you can see, lots of red flags. They're always in a hurry. A sure sign of a scam.

i also get this guy on my craiglist. here is his message
--------
Thanks for your response, I would have prefare to come for the exchange of this item but am not available for the exchange of this item due to my work and that is why i will be paying you through my PayPal account, i will like you to get back to me with your PayPal invoice here in my PayPal ID ([email protected] so that i can make the payment to you asap, and also include the shipping cost $100 by USPS Express Mail. I would like you to email me the picture of this item for my review.

got the same email / same lines this morning on a craigslist posting.