"I am Col. Steven James of the U.S. Marine Corps,Am currently on duty and am buying the laptop for my son who study abroad as a surprise gift, your price is OK and i will add $80 for shipping. I hope you will understand my situation and get back to me now with your PayPal account email for an instant payment"
Got this same exact text but from this number (916) 758-7637. As soon as i saw it I knew it felt shady I googles the name and it let me to this forum. It looks like this scammer has been at it for a while.
"I am Col. Steven James of the U.S. Marines,Am currently on duty and am buying the camera for my son that study abroad as a surprise gift, your price is OK and i will add $80 for shipping. I hope you understand my situation and get back to me now with your PayPal account email for an instant payment"
Number is (714)874-8714
He is trying to buy a camera from Portland, Oregon Craiglist.