Just received the same sort of text/email...
Got a text this morning saying "Hi is the Bike still Available? pls msg xxxxxx"
And then having sent a quick email to that address I got this in reply: "Great!please consider it sold and take the ads down off gumtree,i am buying it for my son and i am ready to pay your full asking price, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it and i will be glad if you can get back to me fast,sadly i won't be able to come for the inspection and pick up due to my disabilities,i loss my hearing and being on a wheelchair but I have a courier agent that will help me to pick it up at your preferred location . Regarding the payment i can only pay via PayPal at the moment and I will be responsible for all the PayPal fee/charges on this transaction kindly get back to me with your PayPal email,Phone Number and the pick up location so that i can inform the courier agent about it now?
Awaiting your reply soon..."
As soon as I got this I thought it must be a scam so I googled the email address and found this forum! Thanks everyone 🙂
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