I got the same thing but "he" stated his name is Rick Lauerman. Same number, same contruction company, surprise etc.

I received same message about an Item I was selling on Craigslist only from Rick Lauerman Richlauerman01@gmail.com
When I gave paypal email, I received an email from "paypal" saying he had paid more for the shipping and I was to send that to his shipper.  I turned it into Paypal, Craigslist and local Sheriff's Dept.

Texted me from my phone number on Craigslist. I knew it was a scam just the way it was worded,  disjointed, poor grammar, etc.

Just received a text message from this phone number but the email is now ricklauerman01@gmail.com name is Rick Laurman. Thanks everyone for posting your experience.

Same number text me......claim to have the name Rich and works for Turner Construction ......wants to pick up items I have listed on craigslist and wants to pay through paypal......SCAM, SCAM, SCAM

Yep, had a response by text message this morning from an ad I have on Craigs List.  The phone no. was 678-805-6502.  Same as I see all the others that reported it......wanted my e-mail address which I didnot give out.  Said CL email was not working. Wanted to know where I live, also wanted my paypal e-mail address, and the pickup address to forward to the hauler who will be come for it.  I pretty much recognized it as a scam.  I try to stay tuned in. You do the same.

same thing thanks I will not reply

Yes, this person is apparently a PayPal scammer wannabe.  She texted me to tell me she is not a good texter.....lol. I should use email to communicate.  I responded that I do not conduct business via text and will need to speak directly with her.  Still no response. Probably won't get one.  I don't know, but she has to catch an occasional fish to keep casting her line. Wonder how much money she steals in this manner.

I listed an item on Craigslist as as per previous posters Linda Artwood at artwoodlinda@gmail.com gave me the same exact script.

Same message. "she" sent me a long text and says she is not a good texter. "She" also has a problem with her email. "she " won't get my paypa; account either. Or any of those here in this thread, to whom I send my best wishes.

Getting the same song & dance that everybody here says about an antique stove I have on CL !! She/him/it is a Low Life!!  Never know who you are talking to.

I just got that same message today about my pool table

Same thing happened to me today when trying to sell an antique chair on Craigslist. It seemed suspicious from the 1st text & follow up email, which is word for word the same as the other people have posted. I gave her the benefit of the doubt thinking maybe English wasn't her 1st language or something more reasonable like that & gave her my e-mail & "she" already had my phone number. She started texting me pretty much constantly once she "sent her payment", which was $780 more than I was asking for with the same explanation of paying the hauler to come get it through Western Union.
I knew then for sure that this wasn't legit because it just doesn't make sense to have me send her money to a hauler rather than do it herself directly.
No matter how many times I said I didn't agree to put any money upfront, she pushed & texted every minute or so. Then I started getting more of these fake PayPal emails saying this is 100% secure, blah blah blah. The last push she tried was another fake PayPal email saying if I could show proof that just half of the hauler fee was sent through Western Union that the full payment would be released.
She constantly kept asking if I was there through text, like every minute & I was so annoyed! I told her I was out & she kept on. So, then I told her I was asking to borrow the money to see how far she was willing to go & she went nuts saying to do it right away, so I could get my money ASAP & then continued to ask if I got the money CONSTANTLY! So then I lost it, called her on her fake logos & misspellings in these PayPal emails & old her that her scam is well known all over the internet & I am not about to be scammed.
Never heard another word.

I just received texts and emails from Linda Artwood saying that she was buying my furniture as a surprise for a friend. She asked for my PayPal account number.
This person is a scammer! She told me that she works for Turner Construction and lives in a rural area!

I was suspect from the start, thank you for confirming !!

Wow. Just got the same identical message. Those Damn b*****ds. Do they really think that we r as dumb as they think we r ?

I got the same message from her last night regarding furniture I have on Craigslist. As soon as I said no Paypal there was no more communication.

This happened to me today also.  What are they hoping to accomplish?

I just received the same scam from Linda. I'm trying to sell a chase lounge on Craigslist in Dallas and this scammer sent same emails that are listed below.

Just got a text from this same scammer. Phone 678-805-6502 and email Artwoodlinda@gmail.com
Last week they used a different phone number and email but text had exact same wording.
These people are just dumb criminals and I will be glad to work with any law enforcement agency to help put them in prison.

My husband just received a text and email from this lady in response to his Craigslist ad selling a guitar amplifier. Same scam.....he replied and got a response asking for his PayPal info. He knew something wasn't right, so he forwarded me her message, because he knows I love a good Google investigation. :) And I found this page. Sad sad sad.

I got the same email and text. Exact wording. It is really sad when some one tries to scam you on a statue of Jesus.

Stupid scammers. I received the same message too about a couch I was selling. So i decided to goggle her/him before anything. But i guess i have to change my password to my email account now. Wish u the best and hope she doesn't take your info and use it for id theft.

Same thing. She sent me the same message but i suspected to be a scam, so i goggled her/him and found this. Funny

Thought I would finish this thread with the "outcome" of the scam.  Same text, then email, same exact story.  I sent her my paypal email before my wife found this thread.  Here's the scam.  We had agreed on $1,500 for the set; I get an email (reportedly from Paypal) that $2,268 was deposited in my paypal; and to gain access to the money; I need to send a money order to the shipping company for the $768, she's sorry she didn't tell me about it, but the hauler wants to be paid upfront - so she needs me to pay the hauler with her money; and once the hauler receives the money (evidenced by putting the money order # into the "paypal" system) - the money will be released to me.  

I had to cancel my Paypal account (paypal advises your email address is essentially your account #); and now need to watch for general identify theft since she has my name, work address, work phone #'s, etc.  Stupid me.  I'm not a young kid - and it smelled a little...  scammers suck.  

Got the same thing here in Dallas area.
She was going to have a hauler service come and pickup the stuff and pay with paypal.

Scam Scam Scam

Same messages - when I replied that it was a cash sale only - got this reply almost instantly...

Thanks for your reply and would love to let you know more about PayPal, PayPal is
the best way to send money online and it is safe and secure, It is very easy to
open an account with them just go to paypal.com and open an account with them for
free and  Kindly send me your PayPal money request or simply get back to me with
the total cost of the item and your PayPal email ID so that i can proceed with
the payment asap...And i want you to know that you are very much safe as with
them and also i the buyer as well.

My Spidey sense is tingling. :)

Just got it, thank goodness I googled it.

Exact same message on a couch I had for sale.

I got the same thing right now!