I got this one today - oceanist

[trd622]

Got this one today:

from:

jinnywothley10

Hi , Thanks for your mail,I will not be coming to view it because of
my Job,i am an oceanist and i am buying this for my dad.i am at sea
right now, and i am glad you accept my offer.I can only pay through
paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank account
online,but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this is why i
insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your paypal email
address to make the payments,and if you dont have a paypal account
yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com i will be
expecting your email.my  mover will arrange for the pick up after
payment clear . Thanks and nice doing business with you.
 
-- 
Still available for sale?

[surplusdealdude]

An oceanist now?

Well, la-de-frikkin-da, aren't we getting hoity-toity.

Usually, they're just marine engineers, they used to be just sailors.

It's a scam, though.  Ignore it.

[funnyman]

I got a very similar message yesterday when advertising a car for sale on Trade it, who are they, how do they scam you?

Messages all end in 'stay blessed', what does that mean?

[googlyeyes]

Same here, received this today in response to a craigslist ad. Funny how a guy at sea wants desperately to buy an antique couch, even willing to pay $100 over the asking price. The "Buyer" is an "oceanist" !!! Well he sure isn't a scam "artist" as the ruse isn't very artistic!

[PMB]

Good thing I googled Oceanist. I received the very same email from frankbarak10.

[jctman]

I got the sameone in response to a craigslist add.  It was word for word. 

[dannyb]

Scam is still running. I got the same message today after listing on craigslist.

[stratton861]

I recieved this today in response to my ad to sell a vechile on craigslist. Glad I searched it on Google.  Figured it was a scam anyways.

Hi,
Thanks for your mail,I will not be coming to view it because of my
Job,i am an oceanist and i am buying this for my dad.i am at sea right
now, i accept your offer and i will be happy to accept my offer.I can
only pay through paypal at the moment as i dont have access to my bank
account online,but i have it attached to my paypal account, and this
is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all i will need is your
paypal email address to make the payments,and if you dont have a
paypal account yet,its pretty easy to set one up at www.paypal.com i
will be expecting your email. my mover will come for arrange to pick
up after payment clear .
Thanks and nice doing business with you...

[Fireweed]

Just got the same exact email (word for word) for a welder we're selling.  It was written from a Cathy  (cathykren22) Told her (or him) that we won't take anything execpt cash or a cashier's check.  

[Tpad]

I got a very similar email today from a "Ford". I have a vehicle listed on Craigslist. Almost fell for it. Why can't people just be honest???!!!