Man,use localbitcoins.com.You will be scammed here.
Very true.By now the spammers would have already started messaging you.Its a tradition of spammers here.Please follow the below if you do not wish to get scammed since it looks like your first deal.
1.Say NO to skype.
2.Say NO to newbie accounts.
3.Don't go first no matter how convincing the speech is
4.If you're dealing with a member of this forum,message me or any other trusted member like
mexxer-2 to see his profile if its trust worthy.
5.Don't do any deals on PM's.
6.Most Important : USE AN ESCROW.