Same message as noted above. Text first and then email. Phone number and email have changed to:(587) 779-9491 and francis.garvin @ hotmail.com. Supposedly works offshore now on a rig and can't call due to bad weather and will arrange for pick up.....buying the car for his Dad.....open paypal account.....Leary of this. Was hoping for a quick sale, but seems too good to be true. Who buys a car without seeing it?

The same gumtree paypal scam. just a different number. francisgarvin @ yahoo.com (647) 795-0432Trying to sell my car and had a text message within minutes asking to email him, then he asked me to set up a paypal account. It was supposesably for his dad and he worked offshore and couldn't come and see it but he has a courier that will come and pick it up.DODGY.......

Put my carUp for sale 3 minutes before receiving a text from said number saying email him . So I did . Offered me my asked price straight away saying a courier will come and we should pay through paypal . Scammer. My cars nice . But to get a hit from "a rigger who can't be there to inspect but trusts my details on the car " thought it'll defiantly be too good to ne true

paypal, car buying scam from francis.garvin @ yahoo.causes this phone number to text. scams you through paypal. or wants to buy your vehicle does, cannot come see it. willing to pay you double asking price etc.

Here is the next part of the communication:Hi,i was just about to make the payments for the item when i had this little problem with the picking up of the item, i just got an email from my agent that he won't come and pick up the item unless i pay him the agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedule a pick up time for the item, my pick up agent head quarters is in the United Kingdom and all payments made for pick up from anywhere in the world is sent to their head quarters in the Uk and the only form of payments they accept is western union money transfer and i tried to pay online but i will need a credit card which i didn't bring on board, and there is no post office or any western union agent on sea! so i have to ask you to help me with the pick up fees, i will include the $750 they charged to pick up the item and take it to my Dad(1st class treatment), to the payments i will send through PayPal, after i have made the payments, i will need you to help me send the $750 to my pick up agent through western union money transfer, the western union money transfer  can be made at a post office near to you,there is always a western union agent in most post offices or online at www.westernunion.com  .I will be making the payments shortly and will email you as soon as it has been done.Thanks.

Got a text from (647) 793-9100:"is your car still for sale, tell me your final price. await your response asap through via email address francis_garvin07 @ yahoo.com" I wrote him back with the price and said I wasn't home but would email him later. He replied "thanks for the swift response. I am ready to buy it now and would be looking forward to hear again from you".Since the area code was from another province I asked where he was located and he did not reply. Thought I would google the email address and attempt to find him on facebook before I proceeded with an email. Glad that I did!!BE CAREFUL!!!