this number texts you asking= you to email his wife in reference to something you are selling. then she emails you and tells you she is out at sea and wants to purchase the item through paypal and to please give her your information so she can forward the payment.

This EXACT same thing just happened to my husband!  A text was sent to is cell from the phone number listed above instructing him to email his wife. I have pasted "her" email response below:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sarah Morgan <sarahmgan455@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Subject: bike for sale

Thanks for getting back to me regarding my text...I hope it is in good condition? and there wont be any cause of disappointment if i purchase it from you? I want to buy it for my dad and I am ready to pay the asking price. I'm a Marine Engineer and am currently on sea right now which is strictly no calls. My Mode of payment is PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online, but i have it attached to my PayPal account. Since I'm requesting this transaction to be done via PayPal, I will be responsible for all the PayPal fees/charges on this transaction, if you don't have an account with PayPal, it's pretty easy, safe and secure to open one. Just log on to www.paypal.com I hope we can make this transaction as fast as possible. Less I forgot, I have a Mover that will come for the pick up once payment is cleared in your PayPal account and they will be handling the everything for me, as I look forward to hearing from you with your PayPal information as requested below.

Your PayPal e-Mail Address :

Full name:

Firm Price:

Address for pick up:

Many Thanks

It may be a scam.

Scammers use Craigslist and other online buy/sell sites to troll for victims.
Sometimes they request to do the transaction through PayPal or other online money transfer services and some use fake or stolen checks.
Bottom line, they have no interest in getting the item you are selling, only in tricking you into sending them money.

Look for the signs of a scam in the examples below:

Here is how the "PayPal Scam", or any other online money service money-laundering scam, works:
They say they will buy your item, unseen.
They say they will pay you extra money to cover the shipping charges through their shipping company or agent or to cover any fees.
They request your email address linked to your PayPal account.
They instruct you to wire the extra funds they send you to their shipping company or agent or person who collects the fees.
You receive a invoice from PayPal to your email, stating the funds have been deposited to your PayPal account.
So, you use your money to wire the funds to the shipper.
You then find out the PayPal email was fake, it was sent by the scammer, there were no funds deposited into your PayPal account. that is the reason the scammer asked for your PayPal email address, so they could send the fake invoice.
The money you wired, was really picked up by the scammer, it is unrecoverable.
You are out the money you wired.
A variation on this is were they will use stolen credit cards to send the PayPal money. Once PayPal learns the cards are stolen, they reverse all funds, leaving you out the money you wired off.

Here is how the Cashiers Check, Money Order, or Bank Daft scam works:
As above, they want to pay you extra to cover shipping or fees.
In these cases, the check you receive, for funds over the amount of your item, is forged, stolen, or counterfeit.
As above, you are instructed to wire the extra funds to another party.
As it may take several weeks for the banks to realize the check is bad, you may not know you have been scammed for some time.
Worst yet, as you passed a bad check, you can be held criminally liable.
You are out the funds you wired, return check charges, and face possible arrest.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption3/4c.htm
Turn over any checks and letters you receive to your local Postmaster, Secret Service field office, or local law enforcement.
Do not try to deposit or cash them.

Scammer , just got an email about my bike for sale. Word for word what Becky got.

sarahmgan455@gmail.com
sarahmgan455@gmail.com
Is a scam email

Me too!