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Scam Artist on Craigslist...Kinda

Last night I listed our old laptop for sale on craigslist. This morning a kind fellow showed his interest in purchasing it. Here is his email to me:

hello dear seller,
i am larry cole from STATE, i saw your item on CRAIGSLIST and i like to buy the item for my GRANDSON in WESTERN REGION OF AFRICA ,for his GRADUATION CEREMONY PRESENT from me as his GRANDFATHER cos he now graduate in( UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA) and i am new to this site call CRAIGSLIST,and i am introduce by a friend ,and i am ready to pay u $400 for the item and $300 for the shipping via EMS EXPRES GLOBAL MAIL,and i am a paypal verify ,so i am ready to pay u via paypal,so if u are interested to sell the item for me plz kindly let me have your paypal account name and email adress for your payment ,and this is the adress that u will need to get the item ship to him below,
NAME: ADESOJI ADEMAKINWA
ADRESS:NO 13 FATOKE STREET OPPOSITE FIRE STATION CHALLENGE,
CITY: IBADAN
ZIP CODE: 23402
STATE: OYO
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
hope to hear from u if the item is still avilable and in a good condition .
bestwishes
larry cole

I've never met anyone from STATE. I'm not sure but I don't think this guy is really going to pay me $700 for my laptop. Here was my response to him:

Larry I'm sure YOU would be willing to PAY me $700 dollars for the ITEM, but unfortunately for me I'M only selling LOCALLY to people IN my AREA that are smart enough to ONLY pay what my COMPUTER is WORTH. Thanks anyway.

Take Care,
Ryan

I hope I didn't blow the sale.