re:craigslist scams...

[stanitarium@earthlink.net]

while(still) trying to sell one of my lefty Strats -here is one of the 
more elaborate messages i got:


>
>>-----Forwarded Message-----
>>>From: Jeff <jeff44brown@gmail.com>
>>>Sent: Apr 13, 2011 6:38 PM
>>>To: stanitarium@earthlink.net
>>>Subject: Re: Fender Highway One Stratocaster - $500 (pacific heights)
>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the mail, i am presently in Houston on a Oil spillage
>>>clean-up training course as a facility engineer of BP Oil Company. Am
>>>ordering for this musical instrument because is urgently needed to be
>>>delivered  to my church for choir.
>>>
>>> I am on a world Oil spillage clean-up training programme, I am also a
>>>UN worker, due to the nature of the training that is going on here,
>>>visiting of website are  restricted but I squeezed out time to check
>>>this advert because I received mail from my church pastor that is
>>>urgently needed that is why I send you an email regarding it.
>>>
>>> I can only send you a PayPal payment which protects me and you from
>>>scam and fraud, I insisted on paypal because I don't have access to my
>>>bank account online as I don't have internet banking, but I can pay
>>>from my paypal account, as I have my bank account attached to it,
>>>
>>>I will need you to give me your paypal email address so I can make the
>>>payments asap for the instrument  and please, if you don't have paypal
>>>account yet, it is very easy to set up, go to www.paypal.com and get
>>>it set up , after you have set it up I will only need the e-mail
>>>address you use for registration with paypal so as to put the money
>>>through.
>>>
>>> I have a pick up agent that will come and pick the item up after you
>>>cash the money
>>>
>>>Thanks