Is this scam?

[djabua7]

Hello, 
I received a text message, in which person writes that he saw my ad and that he wants to buy item on it and that I contact him by email:
scotmariam101.<removed>
I text on gmail, and this is our conversation.
Can you tell me is this scam?
First message on gmail:
Me: Hello,

yes my both instruments on "njuškalo-hr" are still for sale.

On which instrument you mean, Roland or Korg?

Are you interested?

"Mariam scot": Hello,

Thanks for your response.Am interested in buying Roland or Korg .How long have you owned it??  what's your actual price for it?

Awaiting to hear from you soon,

Best Regards.

Me:I own Korg five and a half years. I bought it for 540 euro.

Roland I own 8 years. I bought it for 1150 euro.

Now i sale Korg for 200 euros, and Roland for 260 euros.

Where are you from, EU? I ask because of shipping.

"Mariam scot":  Thanks for your response.I'm satisfied with the condition of it and Agree with the price.So i will be paying directly into your PayPal account without any delay. Get back to me with  the details below :

Name:

PayPal Email address:

Cell Phone No.:

Total Cost of it:

Or you can send me a paypal money request, so once i receive the details i will go ahead with the payment through PayPal and if you don't have an account with paypal, its pretty  easy, safe and secured to open one. Just log on to www paypal com and register with them. I hope we can make the purchase as fast as possible and then i will contact my shipping  company after you get the payment. I will need your home address for the it to be Picked Up by the Shipping Company..

Many Thanks

Me: Ok. So you will buy Roland and Korg, or just one of them?

Can you give me your phone number, and your name and country where you live, so I can be shure that this is not a scam. 

I've already had problems with scams, so I want to be sure with this sale.

I hope you understand me.

"Mariam scot": sure i need to get the both and this is not scam send me your phone number so i can add you on whatsapp

Me: Ok, please send me first your name and country of living.

Thank you

"Mariam scot": my name is mariam scot United state marine

[FML63]

Given their level of English and their lack of willingness to give you details I would not trust this at all

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@djabua7 

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment and may ask you to open an account if you don't have one.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk/spam folders.

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the item as they are disabled or working abroad / in the military etc but they will arrange a shipping agent to collect it.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

The 'fake' paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via anther payment processor than Paypal OR via providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the item, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram or Western Union, Bank Transfer etc.
Also their is no seller protection on paypal for any type of item that is collected by the buyer.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

[djabua7]

Thanks a lot for the answers!

[MirnaCRO]

Hi,

I have exactly same conversation from exactly same email address, so no question whether its a scam!

[kernowlass]

@MirnaCRO 

I have already confirmed it was a scam in my reply above.