I just got a text today as well, asking if I accept paypal for a $400 item I have listed on craigslist (posted in a different state than the area code of the texter). I wish I'd had have checked the phone number before emailing him/her to say yes I accept paypal...
Serious question though for my own learning... how can you get scammed via paypal if I send him/her a request for money, receive the money from him/her, and then ship the item to him/her (insured, of course)?
I got the texts this morning about 3:45 asking me to send my paypal info and of course I did then I got the long spill about being over seas blah blah blah total paypal scam...wish I hadn't sent my info...
what happens is in 30 days someone will contact you back saying the credit card used is stolen. If people use relay through telephone that is a scam as well.
I posted a wedding dress for sale on craigslist and then I received a text message from this person (teresa mayd) who said she could only make payments through a paypal account and would need me to ship her the dress. She wanted me to email her a paypal invoice so that she could make payment, yet she wouldn't give me any of her contact information or mailing address. This person did not want to see the dress in person and the whole thing was a little shady, so I decided to look up the number and came across the scamming info that everybody was writing. Stay away from anyone who wants you to set up a paypal account.