Craigslist Scam?

[Rasavac]

I am selling a PS3 on craigslist and i recieved this email. Said payment was taken from her account but wont show up in mine until i give a tracking number. I havent sent the item. Is it a Scam?

"Thanks for your reply
I am located in Remsenburg city
in NY,i really need to buy this and send to my
son schooling outside the state as a gift
been trying to buy this for a very long time and its been very stressful
buying this.,I will offer you $500 so as to close other
bids as soon
as possible.I will be paying through PAYPAL
 because i have a verified account with paypal.So kindly get back with
your paypal email address so i can make payment into your paypal
account.Once payment clears,shipment will be handled by me through my
personal fedex account,so you dont have to pay for
shipment.Get back to me if my approval is granted.I would like to see more pictures please.
 Thanks
Mrs Allen"

[Rasavac]

I was also sent a conformation email, with the paypal pictures and what not. It looked very realistic. With the Gold circle "PayPal VERIFIED" and the four creditcard pictures

[oarellano]

Yes this is a scam because I got this exact same email through craigslist from somebody trying to buy my psp and i sent the item and never got the money

[surplusdealdude]

Yah, it's a scam.

[lsis]

I don't understand, why did you send the item if you didn't get the money deposited into your paypal account?

[jc27]

Yes this is a scam. I was selling my phone and the guy said his daughter loved it so he offered me double of what i was asking for. So he said he was going to pay me my money through paypal but that he needed to tracking number first then my funds would be released. The "paypal email" looked authentic, but i had no history of a payment received in my paypal account. but i never send my item.

[jacobacampbell]

i got the same email !!! i also am selling a ps3 on craigslist. the fake paypal email looked really good, but as i see when i check my account there is no pending deposit.

[beattys_girl]

I just went through this.  I was selling an engagement ring for 300.00 and a lady replied and said shed pay 450.00 and 100.00 to ship the item to nigeria.  Got a confirmation payment email from paypal verified, but says I have to ship the item and provide tracking number before I get the money.  I called paypal and they told me to send 3 of those emails to spoof@paypal.com and the fraud department will look at them and get back to you within 24 hours.

[surplusdealdude]

Nigeria = SCAM.

EVERY TIME.

It's a dead giveaway.

[radionewsguy]

call me an iddiot, but did you not think to go to your actual paypal account to see if the transaction took place, rather deferring your attention to only an email in your account that looked real?