Scammer wants to buy my for sale item?

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I'm new here. I'm not a rocket scientist when it comes to working on the computer. I have posted a "For Sale" ad on a few websites. Well, it seems the only people who want to buy my item are these low life scumbag scammers. They idiots all use the same email! How stupid can they be? Here's what the last one has to say...

"Hello Again,
Good day and Thanks for your response, I am quite okay with your prices, I need you to understand that i am willing and ready to purchase it right away, put it off the AD site, consider me as your favourite buyer, Pls note that i have a shipper/mover who handles my shipping arrangement every where in the United States, he would be coming for the pickup, after you have received payment, which would be a Check, If this is acceptable, advice soon.
James Bill"

I used one of my disposable email addresses when I posted the ad. I do not have a US post office box. Okay, so now what do I do?

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:59 am

Are you planning to bait him? If so you should take some time to read around this site, particularly the Stickies in the forum, which explain how to bait safely and give the basic information you will need to get started.

If this scammer has ANY personal information about you then it's not a good idea to bait him anyway, or at least get yourself up to speed with the basics of baiting first and then set yourself up with a new, safe email address and fake name and bait him from that. Also, read around the forum and get a 'feel' for how the scammers operate and the various ways to bait them. There's a lot to learn but it's interesting and fun so enjoy!

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