702-783-8296

This number is a SCAM!  I got a text saying they would pay me in advance for something I am selling on Craigslist.  They said they would have item picked up and want me to take my post off and they wanted my paypal email address!  My
Message to them is I am reporting them as a SCAM!!!

Yes, it is a scam.
Scammers use Craigslist and other online buy/sell sites to troll for victims.
They will want to "pay" for your item via PayPal or other online money transfer services.

Here is how the "PayPal Scam", or any other online money service money-laundering scam, works:
They say they will buy your item, unseen.
They say they will pay you extra money to cover the shipping charges through their shipping company or agent.
They request your email address linked to your PayPal account.
They instruct you to wire the extra funds they send you to their shipping company or agent.
You receive a invoice from PayPal to your email, stating the funds have been deposited to your PayPal account.
So, you use your money to wire the funds to the shipper.
You then find out the PayPal email was fake, it was sent by the scammer, there were no funds deposited into your PayPal account.
The money you wired, was really picked up by the scammer, it is unrecoverable.
You are out the money you wired.

The same scam is also done with money orders, bank drafts, or cashiers checks.
In these cases, the check you receive, for funds over the amount of your item, is forged, stolen, or counterfeit.
As it may take several weeks for the banks to realize the check is bad, you may not know you have been scammed.
Worst yet, as you passed a bad check, you can be held criminally liable.
You are out the funds you wired, return check charges, and face possible arrest.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption3/4c.htm

Thank you so much for your warning. this person just tried to do the same to me. Thursday, 11-06-14

Recieved text from 1-702-783-8296 on 11-06-14 offering to pay full price for my craigslist item and offering to pay all charges if I give my paypal info, email, name and address. this person has history of attempting same scam......

Offering to buy more than worth and include shipping in the money they send via etransfer to my bank account. (As if!) If you are selling something online, insist it be cash only and that you meet in person with friends or family. Be safe!