Texted asking if my item was still available. No testing it's for his son in West Africa

Texted asking about a diamond ring I had on Craigslist.  Same story it was for his son who had studied abroad in West Africa so he wanted to make sure it was nice.  He said he was on active duty at Laughlin AFB and couldnt come meet me that he wanted to do paypal or wire transfer.

Same story.....craigslist spammer.

Claimed to be at Scott air force base in Southern Illinois. Said his commander would not let him leave the base and wanted to pay by email. I said if he gave me his name, rank and serial number I would call the base locator and verify. End of his communication

tried to have me ship something saying he was in an army base.  Scammer! Reported his number to authorities.