Latest version of the scam

[f1nn]

I'm selling a motorbike currently, and just received this:

Thanks for the mail,i am buying this for my daughter as her gift because i would not be around to celebrate with her i am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore and due to the nature of my work,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want this item to be a surprise gift for my daughter so i wont let her know anything about the item until it gets delivered to her,i am sure she will be more than happy with the item.I will make the payment through 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 a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payment as soon as possible for the item and pls if you don't have PayPal account yet,it is very easy to set up, go on www.paypal.com and get it set up ,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you used for registration with PayPal so as to put the money through.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up immediately you have receive the payment in full.please get back to me with your final price.

Hmmmm, I think not.

[LuS1fer]

It's no more convincing, is it?
I love the way they want you to set up a Paypal account but they can't set up internet banking link/app.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

f1nn said:

I'm selling a motorbike currently, and just received this:

Thanks for the mail,i am buying this for my daughter as her gift because i would not be around to celebrate with her i am a petroleum engineer currently on a rig offshore and due to the nature of my work,phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding it. I really want this item to be a surprise gift for my daughter so i wont let her know anything about the item until it gets delivered to her,i am sure she will be more than happy with the item.I will make the payment through 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 a/c attached to it, i will need you to give me your PayPal email address so i can make the payment as soon as possible for the item and pls if you don't have PayPal account yet,it is very easy to set up, go on www.paypal.com and get it set up ,after you have set it up i will only need the e-mail address you used for registration with PayPal so as to put the money through.I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up immediately you have receive the payment in full.please get back to me with your final price.

Hmmmm, I think not.

Seems fairly generic to me? This scam has been around for ages!

Pay with PayPal
Collect in person
Buyer opens case saying they never received item
Job done.

[iva cosworth]

Offshore,always offshore.