This guy texted and said that he wanted to buy my iphone 3G[s]. he said it was for his brother who was away on a "business" trip in west Africa... yeah Right! he gave a email :emmanueljames400@gmail.com.
I asked him for his name and address, he called himself James. he gave me an address in west Africa, this is what he gave me.
"FWD : The Address as follow : Name: Saheed Olalekan  ,No 25 Aboleja street,city : ota,state : ogun,Postal Code :112001 ,county:Nigeria,tel:07026639835"
hmm FWD what does that mean?
Does anyone know how to catch these guys? Or at least make them stop?
I've been textin' him back and forth tryin' to find any information.
I'm a Texan, and I would love to see these guy's pay!

this happened to me to im selling some diamond earring on craigslist exact message that for a brother in africa omg total scam beware

I just got the same text from same number claiming the same about brother in West Africa. Trying to sell something on Craigslist. I just texted back "NO SCAMMERS ALLOWED". No response since. Beware only deal in secure location that can be monitored like do the transaction in a bank or in public with security cameras and cash only! ...Indiana lady

the only thing I found out about this scammer is that the phone is through Verizon carrier and it's a New York number...or so the internet says. I got the same text when trying to sell some jewelry on Craigslist.

Scammer that texted inquiring about a Craigslist sale.