New twist on Craigslist scam?

I was surprised to see that a scammer wants to pay me via paypal. Any idea
what the angle is? Here is his email:

Dear Seller,
I am located in Hawaii,but am not in the state presently........Am
buying this item for my son located oversea....I will add
$100.00 USD for the shipping cost through USPS Global Express
Mail(EMS). And i will make the payment through my PayPal account is
very secure and easy to receive money may be you don't have you can
setup one at www.Paypal.com..Kindly send me your paypal request
so i can send the payment..
Thanks.Get back to me immediately.
Best Regards.

Most likely using a hijacked PayPal account.

Sounds perfectly legitimate how could you go wrong!

;)

Go for it

Or I could go for response number 2:

Thanks for your mail.Actually the item is for my wife birthday gift which is coming up in some days time.She works in the United states Consulate office in west africa.Am a very busy man and would like you to help me send this item to my wife in West Africa for her birthday.i will pay you $450 which will cover up for the cost of the item and shipping to my wife in west africa. I will be paying you through PAYPAL,u.s postal money order Its secure and reliable and it protects the two people involved in the transaction.I will need your paypal account so i can make the payment right away and hope you send the item to my wife as soon as you receives your payment from paypal.
Thanks for your help and understanding.
Dr Mike larry

option #2 gets you more money

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Originally Posted by Magma

option #2 gets you more money

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Yea what he said! ::Banana::

Dr. Mike Larry?

Must've accidentally pulled two names from the first name hat.

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Originally Posted by cam76034

Dr. Mike Larry?

Must've accidentally pulled two names from the first name hat.

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Oddly, the other guy's name is Tom Eddy. :rolleyes:

What are you selling that is attracting the scammers?

Eee PC

Already selling it, I thought you liked it?

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Originally Posted by Magma

Already selling it, I thought you liked it?

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I did/do, but I bought it for the wife. She didn't like the small keyboard, and ended up buying a full-sized laptop. I want my own EeePC, but I need one that has Windows on it and is not Pink.

Do they make a yellow Model? You can always call these guys. Not sure if they handle the Eee PC yet

anyone who's dumb enough to fall for this shit deserves everything they get.

which eepc is it.... i've been looking at them.....

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Originally Posted by sxk122

which eepc is it.... i've been looking at them.....

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It is a Pink 2g Surf. I had bought it for the wife last valentines day.

In the 30 hours it was on Craigslist, I received emails from 9 people. 5 were scammers wanting it shipped overseas. 1 would only buy it if I met him in Grapevine or Irving. 1 wanted me to gift wrap it for her and meet her in Sachse ( I should have gift wrapped a $200 brick for her). 1 bought it. The last one bitched because I sold it after telling her it was still available. Gotta love Craigslist.

lol.. you were selling it for a good price.... I yhadn't been able to check the boards most of the week. If it had of been any other color than pink, (i now see your comment on wanting a non pink one) I'd of driven to you to buy it.... where did you originally buy it from?

bought it from Buy.com for 269 shipped. Used it for 8 months, sold it for 200. They can be bought new for 249 now.

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Originally Posted by Titus

bought it from Buy.com for 269 shipped. Used it for 8 months, sold it for 200. They can be bought new for 249 now.

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I'll have to look there... on newegg they were listing at $350.... $250 is ALOT more attractive.....