Craigslist possible scam with payment to Wells Fargo acct

Vacation rental at Mammoth Lakes, CA. Poster only has email address for contact and his response is below. The request was for a high demand New Years rental at about 1/2 the expected price. Payment is requested in full up front to a Well Fargo bank account. I have verified the account and it is legit. How would someone conduct a scam with a legit banking account. Couldn't it be easily traced?

Thanks

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Thanks we Appreciate your interest in our property. The property can be obtained at the rate of $250 per night Full Broadband Internet, WiFi Wireless Internet, Washer, Dryer, Linens Provided and more.You are required to make a Refundable Deposit of $300 as security fee,the refundable fee will be given back to you on the day you will be checking out of the property.The security fee is for possible damages at the property.

As soon as you have the full rental fee paid together with the $300 Refundable moSecurity fee, the property will be reserved down for your date chosen and the payment receipt will be issued to you. Let me know if you are interested on the property so that i can forward you the rental booking terms and the agreement form in order to complete with the necessary information and you will have to return it to complete your reservation.

Welcome to Scamwarners,

Can you give us details about the email address and phone numbers he used? Also his name.

Most scammers will give you a name in the opening script along with his sign off signature.

Hello John K,
The bank account will be legit and most likely the account belongs to a money mule. The account holder may be another victim of this crime and believes they have a job of processing payments for some fictitious company.
The money mule will receive the money and then transfers the majority of the funds to the scammer.

Please post the email asking for the payment and include the email address used and any any telephone numbers given to you.

Did you ever find out if this was a scam? I'm getting ready to book with this same guy with a rental through Craiglist.

Welcome to Scamwarners,

The original poster never gave us enough information to verify. Nor, do I think he will reply to you.

Post the emails sent and email address/phone numbers. Remove your personal information from them prior to submitting. If it is not a scam we will remove the post.

Please keep in mind Cl is full of scammers.

Please post a link to the Craigslist ad so we can look at it .

Thx