He used the ICQ name "ethanol" which is what threw me off because it matched the user name of the creator of this thread. The Paxum account used was
[email protected]. When I reported the fraud to Paxum, the account email was quickly changed to
[email protected]. I guess he didn't expect to be discovered so quickly, as he probably thought I would wait a few days for him to push the name before reporting it to Paxum or posting here. What I should have done was send a confirmation email to the address in the whois and wait for him to reply before sending the money. I just didn't think scammers like this are lurking in the forums waiting for easy prey.