I sell products online, and I also received a message from this person asking me to contact them and that they'd like to order products. My guess is its a scam.
I do the same as "a friend" and received the same message, but I did not follow-up as I only sell in my local area or to people I know from out of the area.
I just received an email from Terry Cox wanting to place a large Avon order. She said to place the order, have it shipped to MY home, she would then give me her credit card number, and arrange for "someone" to pick it up! Yeah, right!!! No way