Received a message about my Craigslist post. "Okay am going to pay you the 800 asking price, but will you be able to handle the shipping to Georgia." As soon as I read the message I looked the number up. I normal check area codes just because I'm a big snooper haha but this message hit every red flag there was. Nobody really offers full price right away when offering to buy something off CL, nor have a ever had somebody ask me to ship it. Told him "I only do local sales" and have not received another message. Be careful out there.

total SCAMMER!  texted me about an item I listed on CL- offered to pay full asking price, but I was to handle shipping to Nevada...  I told him, NO DEAL!   cash in hand only- I did a reverse phone # lookup which yielded no results.  
Don't be fooled; and DON'T give him your email address!  :)

Received several texts from this person.  He offered to buy an engagement ring from me for $5,500 without asking any questions about it.  He immediately wanted to set up payment/shipping details...very fishy.  When I asked him where he saw my ad and who he was buying the ring for he wouldn't answer where he saw my ad and said he was buying the ring for a "friend".  I told him I would only accept an official check from a national bank and suddenly he wasn't interested.  He is obviously just trying to get people's paypal emails.  Don't give it to him!

Got a message from this number also wanting to buy some thing from me and needed my paypal email

tried to buy CL item from me but wont call me to go over details...  seemed like a scam and glad i checked here

I received a text from this number wanting me to use pay-pal.

John Alan johnalan1020@gmail.com 608-616-9526 is actually a google number and this person John Alan is actually a scammer and ID theif trying to get paypal account information. He isnt very bright so I am sure it will only be a matter of time before he is caught. I already forwarded his entire attempt to my local PD Cyber Crime unit.