I also got a text saying he is an oceanographer that can't use voice due to location and he wants to buy my Craigslist trailer for his son at full price with PayPal.  Kept requesting my PayPal address.
Received 4 or 5 texts until I told him I was working and would deal with him tonight.
Turns out to be some sort of scam as suspected.

Same for me....hes still going on n on n on n on.....Glad you all reported!!! Thanks!!

Same story as everyone above!

yes i resive text to by my car the tell you goin to paid by pay pal  way the police dont do somecing about thous scam

Same got one today, changed my phone number back to words instead of numbers

I also got a text from this idiot saying hes an oceanographer and is out to sea wants my truck for his so called son... This guy is a scam and if i find you ever in my life time you know the rest !!!! dont waste my time probably runs a little scam shop in his apartment in africa lol......

I got a text from tis number trying to buy a car through a paypal acct that i had for sale on Craigslist

2 explanations of how the paypal scam works.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-880-2038
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/07/18/micha ... -for-my-family/

I have a truck for sale on Criagslist and got a text from this number that they wanted to purchase it asap and that they wanted to use paypal to do it because it is safe!!!!!!!!!! lmao Im not an idiot! How stupid do they think I am you have to sign a title in front of a notary!

This is the text message I recieved in regards to the sale of my car........

stupid CL scammer
dont believe a word he texts

This is the text message I recieved in regards to the sale of my truck.  Am Kate Aureby just wanna maybe your 2004 Dodge Ram-$19000 (Racine) still for sale.  The scam stands a much better chance of working if the recipient understands the message.  LOL, thanks for confirming the phone number.

Thank for the posts, this d***hit texted me today as well. I decided to look up his number online and found this. Thanks much!

Glad I checked this number and thanks to all the above for writing in, Yea wants to buy my Harley with paypal,  LOL

Same as above. Inquired on motorcycle for sale offering to buy through paypal immediately at full price.

received same email about my tracker ----  got some like this before and they all go in the same  folder "SCAM".

Got a text about my boat also for sale.......no info. Probably another paypal scam like Debo

This clown sent me a text to buy my boat i tried to call and got an automated answer machine he says he works offshore and cant receive phone calls. He wanted my pay pal acc so he could send the monney assp