[Discussion] Is this a new scam that I haven't seen yet?

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I haven't been attempted to be scammed in a good while, but I still remember to by default if something seems fishy, it probably is. This may just be a guy wanting some help, but he won't get it from me. If this is a 'new' scam then I want to get it out there for people to see but I may be late to the party as far as knowing about it. I don't know if what he said about the market is actually true, but I don't think it is. Anyone seen this before? If so, what's the catch? I stopped before he got to the part where I lose my stuff.

EDIT: Thank you for the responses, I knew there was something fishy going on!