WERA Classifieds Scammer

I got an email from someone with the same email address asking the same questions about a track bike I'm selling on the boards. He's an oceanographer at sea and has no access to his online bank account (just email and PayPal, apparently) , so he has to pay using PayPal. I Googled PayPal scams and the first thing to come up was the "marine biologist out at sea" story. It's like tophyr said, they're not even trying anymore.

 

And the scamming goes on... e-mail response to my $250 Bell Star Helmet:

 

^^^^^^ Yup, just got the same one. I said "be more specific". He said just price out everything you're selling. hahah, goodbye.

 

Just received emails from both the trenton and robert scammers. If you have "4real" in any part of your email, you better be a rapper I have heard of...

 

Ouch... metalhead and amafan in the same paragraph.

 

I just got the [email protected] scam attempt as well. I knew it was fishy when he asked how much I was asking for the bike-it's in the ad twice, let alone the broken English and the well-worn Western Union scam. He wanted to call "dibs" too. That's a new one. I wish my bike was getting some real traction.

 

I got that one earlier today. I'm posting a die cast motoGP bike in there tomorrow for $15,000 see if he wants it.

 

"Skipper Scherff, the marine engineer, wanted the following info from me to purchase my bike from the classifieds too.

"1.Your Full name.
2.Your PayPal Email Address.
3.Your phone number.

Once again, I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping, I will have my mover come over as soon as you have your money in your account.

Kindest Regards."

The only part that confuses me is what damage he really could have done with my name, email, paypal address, and phone number.

 

Hack your paypal?

 

Guess who just responded to my trailer ad.

 

"Thank you for your response, I am an oceanographer and I am currently on sea at the moment. I am buying the toy hauler as a surprise gift for my son because his birthday is close. He won't know anything about it until it gets delivered to him on his birthday. I can only pay through PayPal as I don't have access to my bank account online/internet banking, but I have my bank account attached to my PayPal account and this is why I insisted on paying you through PayPal. So please get back to me with your PayPal email address so I can proceed with the payment and after I have made the payment, I have a pick up agent that will come around for verification and to pick it up.
Thank You, Regards
Trenton Harper"

 

^ received a similar response from the "buyer"