Sacmmer posing as AF1F, Francis Souza with money sent to Bonnie Graveley

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SCDXER
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Sacmmer posing as AF1F, Francis Souza with money sent to Bonnie Graveley

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This seemed like an obvious scam but I wanted to confirm:
Listing Number: 1691794
Date Ad was Placed: 06/26/24
Name: Francis Souza
Phone Number: Email Only
Callsign: AF1F
Category: RADIOHF
Heading: Icom 705 with Extra
Ad Message:
Icom 705 with accessories, It's in perfect working order with no issues. Asking $1000 shipped CONUS.
Thank you.
AF1F-Francis
The scammer responds from af1f.souza73@gmail.com and requests money be sent via PayPal to Bonnie Graveley at bonnieg5626@icloud.com

Scammer provided a single pic that was traced to the Japanese Yahoo Action site (attached)

Scammer was unable to provide any additional pictures or answer any questions.
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