Another scam via Craigslist: offering more than asking price

I got the first email from Scott Nicole (periallivu@gmail.com) asking if the product was still available. I responded yes and then got an email from Scott Nicole (scott@divinestores.org). Right away I suspected foul play because who would start a conversation with one email address and then finish it with another? I got the same London Business trip story and all that nonsense about an assistant. Just adding my $.02

Hello

My assistant told me that you still have the item 4 sale, I will pay your asking price. I will likely make payment by check as its the only way I can pay you at the moment (I am actually out of the States on a business trip). I will make arrangement for pick-up after payment have been received by you. I dont mind adding a little extra fifty ($50) dollars so you can keep it in my favour.you should get your payment in 4-6 working days, Please keep it in my favor. Kindly reply with your full name,cell phone number,and address where payment should be sent,i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favour .
Awaiting your reply.
Best Regards

new name simone guy
@divinestores.org

This is the emails that were sent to me from "Bob Edwards"

Hello
My Name is Bob Edward and i am intrested in buying your item please
let me know your final price.

Thanks.
Bob Edward
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Hello,

Thanks for your reply toward my request for your item, I am very happy to hear that the item is still available, the price you want to get the item sold is acceptable by me and I hope it is in good condition. I run a TV SHOW residing in 822 Roosevelt St. Wichita Falls

Actually, I am buying this item as a gift for my Boy; He was currently transferred to West Africa, he is a staff of world health organization and he was transferred to West Africa for awareness to stop HIV/AIDS and Malaria. I will pay through pay pal and you will help me mail the item to Him through US postal service (USPS).

Kindly provide me with your pay pal email and if you don't you can simply log on to http://anonym.to/?http://www.paypal.com/ and register for one so you can get back to me with it if it's accepted. I will be adding a shipping fee of $100. I think ($300) will cover the shipping and your money.

I need this item as soon as possible so that it can be able to get to Him. Please I would love to see it locally and pay for it but I have a tight job schedule as I run a TV SHOW, http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/ my days are always busy. that is why I can’t do this locally /pick it up hope you will understand. Kindly get back to me ASAP so that I will make the payment, I assure you that once I receive your information for the payment, I will send out the payment to you quickly.

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible so that I can make the payment as fast as I can.

Regards,
Bob Edwards

Sent via Ipad

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Hello ,

Thank you for your email. I want to let you know that I have sent the payment and I hope pay pal have confirmed it. The money have already been Deducted from my pay pal account. Check your pay pal email now, as soon as pay pal contacts you with the confirmation of my payment, go and Send my boy the package today via United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, make it First class Express mail and insure the package. Below is my Boy’s

Shipping Address.

Name: Bob Emmanuel Davs

Address:12 Ugwuaji Rd. Maryland.

Country: Nigeria

State Enugu 400001

Thanks

Bob Edwards

____this is wahat i got from "paypal"

Dear ,

We hereby inform you that Bob Edwards has successfully made the payment using PayPal.This payment of $300.00USD has been CONFIRMED. We are here to inform you that you can now ship out the item he paid for and you should also send us the Shipping Tracking Number and the estimated number of days of arrival of the shipment for verification purpose. After this, your account will be processed within 48 - 72 hours of shipment and the fund will reflect in ( ) PayPal Account.

Receipt ID: 5624-7982-1100-1984
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Total Amount: $300.00 USD
Description:
Currency: Blackberry
Transaction ID: 8UG760668M701084Y
Buyer: Bob Edwards
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The reason i got kinda of suspicios was because of the $300 he offrered when i was asking for $180, also when i looked at my paypal account nothing came up, and when i got the email from "paypal" i thought it was odd it came up in my spam and i saw that the sent address and that the email i had to send the confrimation email too was sendingteam@usa.com so i googled the email and this page came up and i was saved!

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Hi,
Thanks for your response. I'm going on a vacation to London but I will instruct my assistant to prepare and mail your payment which I'm sure you will get in about 4 - 6 business days. I'll add $20 extra for the delay. I'll pay by M O or cashier check so send me your info (i.e full name, mailing address and your phone number) so payment can be mailed out immediately. I will also make arrangement for pick-up which will be after you must have received and cashed the payment.
Awaiting your info.
Thanks