Phony listings on Craigslist could cost you more than money unless you make a few ground rules, reports Susan Koeppen, who shares tips with Maggie Rodriguez.
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why do people insist on elevating criminals to the level of “artists.” They are vermin, not artists.
my advice for anyone not sure what they are doing on Craigslist, is to find a friend to guide you. These people are overblowing this whole thing, at least in regards to murder or rape. Thousands of people meet and hookup for many reasons,and very few are hurt. The scammers in the rental or sales area are usually easy to spot. So, get a friend to help you!!
yeah! but i hate when someone flags a posting just to get rid of competition like lawn mows to electronic/ video game fixes and even cars/ trucks
I personally believe there is a coordinated group effort attempting to destroy Craig’s List by attempting to undermine its’ foundation of trust and credibility. I think it is difficult to identify the group because they are hidden amongst the array of criminal opportunists who are also involved in their own nefarious agendas. If this is true, who would you suppose has the most to gain by the demise of Craig’s List?
@motomissle I agree 100%
if your dumb enough to fall for the scams i dont feel bad for you
no brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On craigslist never send me money paypal ect meet up
don’t do shit of craigslist
What a retard…… LOL if you get scammed you deserve to be parted with your money it doesnt take much to spot the scammers
Craiglists is getting real bad with the scammers, but do believe people have to be a little more smarter about who they give money to, and always meet in person, you eliminated 90% percent of scams that way. If you want to sell or buy a item eBay the way to go, if you are selling you will get more money on ebay, and sell faster, if you are will to deal with paypal problems, you will only have problems when you are a new seller after some positive feedback it becomes easliy to sell.
this is such a waste of time…
i got fake checks and emails.
tried to get these guys done. got phone number and other info
and no one (government ) could actually follow up on this casell
so i tihnk better thing to do is rip off checks..and spam theemails from those guys,.
unless u can find them and kick hell out of their heads for trying screw you over.
Whoa, try common sense next time
if that crazy woman was able to send thousands of dollars for a security deposit and months of rent then why didnt she buy a plan ticket to go meet the ad person?
I purchased a car on CL. I looked at 5 cars total. 3 of them I had bad gut feelings about the deal, so I left. Best solutions is to meet at a public place that has security such as a Bank parking lot. But it must be when people are around.
God that woman was stupid, $3k to someone you haven’t seen in person?!!! -A fool and their money are soon parted- doesn’t even begin to delve the depths of her stupidity. Love it how she blames craigslist rather than admitting how idiotic she was. That doesnt even count as a scam it was so easy to see through.
i so agree with that i always meet them
What state are you in that gives out gun licenses at 17?
dude right on…im 17 too and the same way you described but also carry licensed gun (desert eagle .50)
I wouldn’t if i were you ! ive just been scammed!
yes she was i had it happen to me!!
ok can someone help me, i waschatn with a girl and she said if she can all me so i said yea i gave her my number and she said im calling u ,thn she said give me the number they are giving u,was she sacamming me? i didnt give her the number by the way.
ok thank you for that
hey. im 17 and use craigslist all the time. the best wat to not get screwed over is just meet the seller in person in a public place. and bring someone with you. if the seller is not willing to meet you in a public place thats a red flag. just dont send money or checks or all that junk. dont recieve them either. cash and in person is the way to go. if this doesnt help you enough then go to the craigslist thing about scams on there website.