(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Back story is I posted this ad on Craiglist selling selling my car for $4500. I got this text soon after. Does this seem fishy?

Here is the transcript.

him - hello, am interested, hope is still available for sale?if yes get back to me immediately and my questions are are you the first owner and what is your last asking price thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Me - I posted the ad yesterday with the original asking price of $4500. An I am the second owner of the car, but I bought it off a good friend, whom I knew took care of it.

Him - Hello,
Thanks for your quick response ,I will not be coming to view it because of my Job,i am a Marine and i am buying this for my Uncle.i am at sea right now and am satisfied with your firm/advert price,as am requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on me and Payment will be made via PayPal (if you don't have an account,its easy,safe and secured just log on to

Me - Could we do a bankers check. I am not to experienced with PayPal.

Him - i Am sorry as am not in the state presently,but i need to pay with my
paypal so that the shipping company will be responsible for the pick
up, you canlog on to [url]www.paypal.com[/url] to get one if you dont have a paypal account
already and get back to me with the e-maill using to register so that
i can transfer the fund to your paypal account...
Thanks...

Me - Who is going to be picking up the vehicle

Him - the shipping agent that will come for the pick up after the payment
have been made and cleared to your account, transferring the name of
ownership and signing of all paperwork will be done by the shipping
services company agent so you don't have to worry about that.

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I'm just wondering how I should handle this situation? Please and thank you.

in your ad edit it an say put your favorite color in the subject so it weeds out spam that what you do. so next message if it dont have there color first then its a bot scam if they do put there color then its not a scam simple as that its what i do. i only repsoned to the people that put something in the subject i told them to.

It's a scam. Don't do it.

Clever way of scamming people. Sort of textbook makes it easy to tell also.

Its a fking scam. The guy is in the sea and want to buy a car for his uncle via paypal? :troll:

One, he types like he's retarded. Don't sell anything to someone who types like they're retarded. My 54 year old father types better than that and he knows diddly shit about computers.