Jun 3, 2015
Craigslist scam. They text you that they want to buy your item. They ask for your paypal email so they can pay you for your item, in my case a $600 item. they refuse to give you any information about themselves. I thought this was odd because their name needed to be on a bill of sale. They said they have a "pick up agent" who will handle the paperwork. They mention in passing that it will cost them, in my case, $450 to ship the item to them. then go on about you getting an you email when the paypal payment is received. I get an email that says I received a payment of $1050. Very official looking. Called paypal for verification, no payment happened. Next you get an email from the "pick up agent" looks like a legit shipping company requesting you pay them $450 to pick up the item. the scam is they try to get you to believe they sent you your money plus the fee for the shipping. you pay the shipping you are out your money.