I just received this reply for a uke I'm selling on FMM....it's got all the same ingredients as the 100's of scam emails I've received on craigslist. The first email he sent was generic but bit asked a couple of related questions. Here it is:
"Thanks for the reply, i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project, i am at sea right now so l wont be able to check the item ,am buying this for my dad as a surprise gift so am willing to offer you the amount you required. I can only pay through PayPal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account online(i don't have internet banking with it), but i have it attached to my PayPal account, and this is why i insisted on using PayPal to pay. I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted. l will be waiting for your reply asap
Regards.."
"Thanks for the reply, i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project, i am at sea right now so l wont be able to check the item ,am buying this for my dad as a surprise gift so am willing to offer you the amount you required. I can only pay through PayPal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account online(i don't have internet banking with it), but i have it attached to my PayPal account, and this is why i insisted on using PayPal to pay. I have a pick up agent that will come for the pick up after payments has been sorted. l will be waiting for your reply asap
Regards.."