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Craigslist scam job postings

On September 9, 2010 started receiving numerous phone calls and emails about jobs posted on craigslist.org. I advised the callers I don't post jobs on craigslist too many scams there. I went to take a look in the state of NY where the caller was calling from and found under the position of Theatre Box Office a job posting. When you click to apply it jumps you to another page that had my company name, company logo, company slogan, company pictures and color scheme, but it wasn't my company. The domain name was www.ikulich.com instead. And, the jobs were posted in Phoenix for Airport Valet, San Diego for Restaurant Dishwashers, New York for Theatre Box Office and Washington DC for Salon Receptionist-Guest Service Coordinator under 3 different categories.

I notified everyone that the jobs were not posted by The Fair Recruitment Agency LLC and that they were check cashing scams. The second web page with the same set up lists the above jobs as well as Classifieds Advertiser. You click on the jobs you want to apply for and it says to mail your resume to [protected]@amesris.com or [protected]@usset.net. To see what the jobs were about I applied for the Classifieds Advertiser for $500-$700/week. Sent my information in and received an email that my employment was confirmed.

I then got another email stating they would send me a check for $2410.55 to cash immediately at my own bank the same day I received it. Then, to send an email stating I got the check and they will send me the information where to post the ads. Well, a week later I got the check from postmarked from Canada, sent the email I received it and they replied to me. They said to buy three money orders from the US Postal Service and send them overnight to an address in Canada. But send them overnight from UPS. But the money orders at the Post Office but send them from UPS so they get them the next day.

This was obviously a scam. And, it's rampant on craigslist. So, Consumers beware of who you send your information to when applying for jobs!

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Craigslist fraud/ scam

I found the job on: orangecounty.craigslist.org/ofc/[protected].html, then e mailed it to: job-qhnvb-[protected]@craigslist.org

Dear Applicant,

This is to update you that we received your email in regards to my posting for Personal Assistant Wanted For Weekend Job in California ( CA) . I am looking for someone who can act as my Personal Assistant, Someone who can handle my personal and business errands at his/her spare time. This duties required of you will be needed basically during the weekends and this will give you free time to go on with your regular job .Below are details of what you expected from this job position.

Someone who can offer me these services:
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Mail services: Receive my mails and drop them off at FedEx (nothing illegal) Shop for Gifts, Bill payment (pay my bills on my behalf), Sit for delivery of gallery (at your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience. Let me know if you will be able to offer me any/all of these services
I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away still on vacation with my little daughter in London till this weekend and starting from next week, Friday 17th of Sept 2010, I would be leaving London to Germany for a 20 working days business summit / trip .

MORE DETAILS :
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I own a new art gallery in Australia which just started operations and sales and i am sourcing to buy more art works from professional painters and artist within united state. This is where you come in, I am willing to pay you in advance to do my artworks and paintings shopping’s for me, make payments for them and have them delivered to you. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address, If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience. When you get my mails/packages, you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are art works, paintings, computer and electronics, clothing’s business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work only 3 days a week. I am willing to pay $500.00 in a week. That is not a bad offer is it?

I need your service instantly because as you know already i am constantly out of town. I will return to State at the end of July 2010 so process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term though i will still get in touch with you via phone soon as we have an agreement and you can start work. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. Hope to hear from you soon, i will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages are involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores. You will be shopping for this festive season for some gifts, Electronics and clothing’s.

I will provide you my personal FedEx account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to FedEx and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money in form of cashiers check or money orders to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on your payment?

Provide me with the following details below :-

Full Name:
Gender:
Age:
Resident Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone Number:
Email:

I will be expecting your responds towards my request. Hope to read from you as soon as possible. Thanks for your co-operation and understanding.

Best Regards,

Morris A.Scott
101 Wigmore street
London
W1U 1QU
Tel:+[protected]

Then i sent him one back saying i would take the position then he sent me another e mail and it said:

Dear Kristen Hammer,

Thanks for the details. The Job will be assigned to you as my Personal assistant and you will resume work with helping me on errands, sorting out my delivers and packages and doing my shopping. You will be properly briefed in order to carry out every task appropriately. I believe we can start the purchase with trust, honesty and sound mind...! Please assure me of your trust, honesty and commitment.

It’s great to know you are willing and you have the panache to work for me. I will make arrangement to send payment to you in form of cashiers check for your first salary and also to carry out your first assignment which will be purchasing my next set of paintings and having it delivered to you Asap. You will be informed once the payment has been sent and what you are to do with the remaining money after deducting your salary. I would like you to confirm your correct details below, I should be able to give you a call next week.

Note: Verification of your details below will confirm your full interest. Once you have confirmed your details, Payment for your first assignment and your first week*s pay will be sent to you in form of Cashiers check in other for you to start work instantly and further instruction on how to carry out your first assignment will be emailed to you, The salary is $500 Weekly.

VERIFY YOUR DETAILS BELOW:

Resident Address: 7 Jourdain
City: Aliso Viejo
State: CA
Zip Code: 92656
Home Phone: [protected]
Cell Phone Number: [protected]
Email: [protected]@cox.net

Will be expecting to read from you Asap with verification that i have your correct details to make out the first payment for your first purchase of my Art work.

Thanks for your time and keeping in touch.

Regards,

Morris A.Scott.

Then I got a check in the mail from an address of 7795 West Flagler St., Suite 35, Miami, FL 33144 but the comany name on it was Click Sales, Inc. I then did some resarch and saw this was a fraud/ scam before going thru with it.

Then i got a check in the mail from that address but from Click Sales, Inc for $3, 750.00 They then contacted me with some tex and an e mail saying:

Dear Kristen,

This short note is to bring to your notice that the amount on the check is $3750 and not $2750.so you are to send the sum of $3000 to the Benjamin Hawkins.We are sorry for the inconveniences.

Thanks,

Morris A.Scott.

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Craigslist job scams

With so many Floridians out of work how can craiglist continue to let SCAM ads for employment contiue. There are people looking for legit jobs, and the scammers have taken over. It states if you can find and ID to report it, well guess what there are non to be found, and the scammers know it. Each time you fill something out for a position on line, thinking you are sending a resume to someone, then you receive junk mail and no real job interview. Can't anyone do anything?

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Craigslist scam

This craigslist posting seemed legit at first, "cash deal only, meet and exchange".
but of course the pricing for a brand new macbook was just too good of a deal to be true.
When I got a reply email it was from a Laura Owen, (laura.[protected]@hotmail) stating she is from the UK. (red flag right there). She sent pictures of the macbook and although they look intially legit as well they were small thumbnail versions like something you'd get from taking the pics from another website.
I googled her email address to find multiple complaints about her postings being fake. dont fall for it.

She says she is Boston but she has posted in a bunch of other states trying to scam people.

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n/a, US
Sep 09, 2010 8:11 pm EDT

Hello i also recieved a email from a posting i had on craiglist the email had a Laura Owens as the head of a shipping company in Clarkston Washington the email came from a person going by the name Amy Themm so watch out it seemed like a scam to me Amy wanted me to western union money to Laura for shipping on a vehicle never wire money if you dont know the person because it is probably a scam they had went as far as sending fake emails from paypal about money in my account and if i didnt send the shipper there part the fbi and ic3 would get me for running a scam if you recieve something like this it will look like service@pay pal.com notice he space between pay and pal that if you use paypal it will be all together NO space

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Craigslist tom alpha

There is a job posted on craigslist.com that advertises for a clerk which pays 17.42 hour. It says you must have reliable transportation. It turns out that they want to hire you and offer all kinds of benefits after two months of employment. So you have an interview online and then they e-mail with some questions, and then tell you that you have the job. You must use Yahoo messenger and ad Tom Alpha so that you can receive the training online. I believe he is there to try and convince you that you have a real job. So then he or they give you a list of the equipment or "tools" that you will need. Computers, printer, fax, desk, file cabinet and software. They say they will mail you a check for training and to purchase the equipment. Suddenly a check in the amount of abour $ 2, 000.00 arrives in your name in the form of a cashiers check. Mr. Alpha wants you to deposit this check, which he says clears in 24 hours, and then you are suppose to Western Union all but $200.00 to a place up state where the Vendor is located so that you can purchase the equipment from them - they call this person the companies vendor.
It is a scam and please be very, very careful. I feel they want to use you to get cash sent fast and then you will find out the check is no good. It will be your responsiblity then to make it right with the bank.

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Inwood, US
Aug 13, 2010 5:18 pm EDT
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Of course it is a scam, the checks are never "good", although they are real, they are not legitimate, and you wind up losing all your money. There are NO COMPANIES that hire people to work at home and then buy them office furniture and equipment, people please stop falling for these scams and put them out of business.

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Craigslist possible scam

I (like a lot of other people) really want to get an iPhone 4. I'm not an at&t customer and don't feel like waiting 3 weeks to get one so I figured I'd look on craigslist to see if I could get one for a decent price. I've found a couple for under $500, but they seem a bit too good to be true. One of them said they were going to be using a shipping service called TNT in the UK saying that it'd make it easier for both of us. Turned out that was all a fake/scam/whatever. I found a couple of others that were under $500, but they were being shipped from within the US. Here's an email I got from one of the people:

My name is Jeffrey Todd. I am located in Fort Worth, Texas. I sell over 350 phones a month to people all over the United States on craigslist. All of my phones are brand new and still in sealed factory boxes. I do not sell clones or fakes. Every phone I sell comes with a 30 day money back guarantee with no questions asked.

I ship all my phones via UPS Priority Overnight for delivery by noon the following day as long as payment is made before 7pm central time. If payment is made after 7pm central time the phone will arrive the second day by noon.

At the present time I am only taking payment by Western Union or Money Gram. If you have any questions or would like a phone please do not hesitate to email me anytime.

Thanks,
Jeffrey Todd

I found this on craigslist and all over the site they always say "Never pay for anything via WU or moneygram" or something to that effect. Does this look like a scam to anyone else or am I just being paranoid?

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Jul 28, 2010 12:35 pm EDT

I got an email from another guy saying something similar. I googled the email he was using and nothing scam related came up, but I'm still playing it safe until I hear otherwise. He's also wanting payment via WU.

Hi,

How are you doing? The Phone is Authentic Original not clone from China or copy. I'm located in Georgia United State i can have the Apple Iphone 4G 32Gb shipped to you via FedEx 24 hours delivery service, it comes with all accessories new in box... its

500usd each including the shipment... so get back to me with your total unit order and your full shipping address so

that i can have the iphone label and ready for shipping.

The enlgish is kind of broken which, at least to me, is a bit off putting but like I said I haven't found any kind of negative feedback on him anywhere. The email is us02shop@gmail.com. If anyone knows anything about this guy please let me know. I don't want to make a stupid mistake.

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mt olive, US
Jul 16, 2013 8:50 pm EDT
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my car is listed on craigs list a foreign accent called and wanted to sell my car for a fee of 90 dollars to a local indian man for cash sounds fishy to me he said the man would pay cash i have the long distance number he called from can you advise me what i need to do

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Apr 30, 2013 11:32 pm EDT

This is a DEFINITE SCAM that I, unfortunately, was a victim of. I just thank God, I didn't pay him what he was really asking for because I would have been done for. Looking into filing a police report now.

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Aug 31, 2010 2:51 am EDT
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This is a scam. You will never recieve anything in the mail and they have your personal information.

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Los Angeles, US
Jul 28, 2010 2:11 pm EDT
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Rocky,
You are too eager to find a phone for cheap and you are looking past the very obvious signs of a scam. Nobody that lives in Georgia would have written an email like that, this is most likely an overseas scam. Although there might be some people selling their new iPhones, because of the shortage they will not be any cheaper than new in my opinion. I hope this helps.

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Craigslist personal assistant ad

I responded to an ad on Craigslist on got a response from a US "business owner" away in London. I didn't listen to my initial grumblings about her not listing her business name, plus mentioning that I would have to use my own bank to cash checks she sends for purchases made. I sent her my contact info, though no bank account or social security number, but now I'm paranoid. I received a similar response to another ad regarding the Angel Investment Network, which raised my red flags one posting too late. Should I be worried about identity theft at this point?

Here's the response to my Craigslist inquiry:

Hello,

Thanks for your response. My name is Denise Evans. I live in US but presently in London on a business trip and I need a part time personal assistant urgently to run my errands until I return back to the US by fourth week in August. I own an electronics and clothing store in London, United Kingdom. Here below is the job description.

1. You will run errands for three times a week and two hours each day.
2. You will do my business shopping.
3. You will receive my packages which will be shipped to the nearest UPS office to you. You will go to the UPS office and pick up the packages. The content of the packages are electronics, clothes, my business and personal letters. You will open the packages and confirm the contents for record purpose.
4. You will ship out some of the packages where I want them to be shipped to. (You don't have to pay for the shipment. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me)
5. You will receive payments from my clients on my behalf which will be written payable to your name so you can cash them at your bank. The payments will be in either check or money order. The payments will be for the services you will be rendering and to do my business shopping.

Job Requirement
1. You must have good communicatin skill.
2. You must be efficient, reliable, responsible and trustworthy.
3. You mush be able to perform your tasks effectively
4. You should be able to work 3 times per week and 2 hours each day.

Payment and Work Duration
The Job will last for three months. I want to open another electronics and clothing store in the US when I return and If there is need to extend your services, an ammedment would be made to your wages and you will be notified accordingly. I will meet you in person by August when I return back to the US. I am willing to pay $300 per week. Your weekly payment will be deducted from the payments sent to you by my clients.

I need the service of a personal assistant because I am always out of town for business trips. The lists and pictures of what to shop will be sent to you via email when am ready. No heavy packages are involved! The shopping will be done at any nearest stores to you. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothes. My personal UPS account number will be provided for shipping. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task to be done and funds to cover them.

If interested, Please confirm the following details:

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address with apt # (Not P.O.Box)
Your Cell phone number
Your Home phone number
Age:
Present Occupation:

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Denise Evans
Tel: +[protected]

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damon daniels
Agua Dulce, US
Jul 06, 2011 3:15 am EDT
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someone is posting photos of me on craigslist m4m ads!

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giuseppesim
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Jul 06, 2011 4:03 am EDT

lol. Yeah, how did you find out?

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jbfirebird
nowhere, US
Jul 06, 2011 3:44 am EDT

why are you cruising the personal ads anyway? not to mention the M4M portion

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Patchouge, US
Jun 22, 2010 10:45 am EDT
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What should you do? Not be as gullible. Read this stuff and watch for spelling errors/grammatical errors and stuff that just sounds odd, and you'll prevent this from happening in the future.

For now - block this person's phone, emails, mail, anything and everything. If they send you stuff, shred it (make sure you shred it) and burn it after if you're still feeling unsafe.

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Greenwood Village, US
Jun 21, 2010 12:31 pm EDT
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if I already gave the person some of my personal info (name, address, phone number, age, occupation) what should I do to stop the scam?

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Jun 10, 2010 12:44 pm EDT
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I also recieved the same email! I thought something was fishy.

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bran11x
Ronkonk, US
Jun 03, 2010 11:50 pm EDT
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got the same email. sounds too good to be true i guess.

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MSgt in Turkey
Garland, US
Jun 03, 2010 11:33 pm EDT

BEWARE!

Anytime there are typographical errors on ads, BEWARE.

Anytime checks/money orders will be made out to you and you NEED to cash them, BEWARE!

Especially if you are to DEDUCT your salary/expenses and then send a money order using the cash you received from the money order/check to someone else, BEWARE!

Anytime you see the words "MYSTERY SHOPPER", BEWARE!

I replied to a mystery shopper ad on Craigslist. The individual wanted my mailing address so that he could send me via FedEx. He sent me two checks totalling $1300. I was supposed to go to a Western Union office and send a wire transfer to someone else (after deducting the wire transfer cost and $350 for my 'trouble') who in turn would conduct a Mystery Shopper visit with another Western Union office.

When I went to my bank to 'cash' the money order, my bank said that I would have to DEPOSIT the money order into my account and then withdraw the cash. I asked the bank manager if my new job seemed a bit quirky, and he said, "Yes."

He made a copy of the money orders and called the money order company. They had no record of the money order numbers and said that the money orders I had received were FAKE!

Good think I didn't cash the money orders...otherwise, if I sent the money forward, I would have been out the $1300 once the bank received notice that they were BOGUS!

BEWARE!

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Craigslist rental scam

this is a scam running through craigslist and has been reported in other stated across the USA, her is what it says and they use God and missionarys to make you trust when really its a lie, here is what i got,

Hello Dear,
Thanks for your response, i owned the house you are interested in, i
want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that
can take very good care of the house for me.It was due to my transfer
that makes me to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent
and i am looking for a responsible person that can take very good care
of it, as we are not after the money for the rent but i want it to be
clean at the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it
were its own.
So for now, am here in (western Africa) and with the keys/documents of
the house which is located at (Address:14 SW 34th Ave., Cape Coral, FL 33991)
You can go and view the house there but you wont be allow to
go into the house because the Keys and the Document are with me in
west Africa, i try to look for an agent that i can give this document
before i left but could not see and we are as well as don't want my
house to be used any how in our present that is why we took it along
with me here, and as you know that i am over in West Africa for a
mission of God, so i hope you will promise me to take very good care of
the my house.so let me know your experience
Hope you are okay with the price of $600&deposit of $250per month with
hydro, heat laundry facilities, air condition and so on
I look forward to hearing from you with your rent application form
fill out and discuss on how to get the keys to the house for rent,

as i said this is a scam so be carefull, this has ben sent through a [protected]@yahoo.com but has been using other names to, be carefull always reaserch and remember if it fells fishy it is and if its to good to be true it is, thanks.

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DaPanda
Irving, US
May 03, 2014 1:07 am EDT

I just got the same email in texas

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stefisawesome
Carrollton, US
Apr 04, 2014 9:27 am EDT
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I got the same response email but he was using zillow.com to post rent houses in Texas.

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Fort Myers, US
Mar 28, 2014 2:09 pm EDT
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roger wale rg07010@outlook.com
Mar 21 (7 days ago)

to me, I AGREE, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 2ND TIME I'VE GOTTEN A " MISSIONARY FROM AFRICA" RESPONSE REGARDING A PROPERRTY TO RENT. HOPE THIS HELPS.
Hello,

I am so sorry for my late reply, I must confess this its my first time of renting my house However, I Roger Wale & owner of the house located at (228 SE 14th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33990) Due to my job as a missionary I spent less time in the States so I could not get a hold on any Realtor to handle this rent issue, although it was when I knew how long we are going to stay in Africa a that I decided to rent out the single family house. However, the initial plan was to sale out the single family house which I tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the prize and it takes longer to sell i am telling you this in case if you find the single family house on another website, that is the old advert. because of this reason and more i need a responsible person that can take very good care of it as i am not after the money, but want it to be clean and for you to take it as if it is yours.

House Location (228 SE 14th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33990)
3 Bedroom $700 and $700 for Security Deposit
Pets : Dogs, Cats Allowed!

LEASE APPLICATION FORM

FULL CONTACT NAME :

OCCUPATION :

RESIDENTIAL HOME ADDRESS :

YOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER:

YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER:

YOUR WORKPLACE NUMBER:

WHAT TIME IS THE BEST TIME TO REACH YOU:

AGE & MARITAL STATUS:

OWN A PET:

OWN A CAR:

HOW MANY PEOPLE SHALL RESIDE IN THE PREMISES:

ANTICIPATED MOVE IN DATE:

DO YOU AGREE TO PAY THE DEPOSIT BEFORE RECEIVING THE KEYS:

WHEN DO YOU INTEND PAYING THE DEPOSIT:

REFERENCE:

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Application Comment
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Please make sure this questions are fill correctly because the best way you answer with your comment will impress me the more to accept your applications.

Regard
Roger Wale & Family
God Bless You

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likeitOrNot_ImSayinIt
SLC, US
Jan 21, 2011 5:54 am EST

This email wording looks almost the same as others from NIGERIA instead of West Africa. One was with the name David. This price really is unbelievable! Over a decade ago all $250 got you was a stall of a room and you'd share everything else. I haven't seen squat for that lately.
Except what I just saw on craigslist. Can you imagine $400 per month rent to own a 3bdrm house? Of course I didn't see any direct contact like a phone number or anything available. Much too good to be true!

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Sono83
Toronto, CA
May 13, 2010 8:15 pm EDT
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I just got this one, and I'm not even sure why. But I guess that's why they call it "phishing".

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Craigslist ripped off!

This company is run by a man named 'Jaree Ullah' - it's a complete rip off! We are a marketing company wanting to advertise on Craigslist for our clients and needed PVAs (phone verified accounts). We saw their website at http://www.clpvastore.com and ordered one PVA to see how and if their operation worked. After not receiving the PVA we emailed them and got an email back stating "Sorry for the delay, we had an personal problem & will deliver within 24 hours." After no response we called and got the following message: That mailbox is full". We've been calling and emailing and getting the same responses. DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY 'JW Media Group' or this man 'JareeUllah - he's a complete scam! ! !

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Craig Kelley
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Apr 12, 2017 1:56 pm EDT

SCAM SCAM at its best. Jim is a piece of ### who takes advantage of working people. Should have his fingers cut off and shoved up his ###. Clpvashop.com is changing their emails weekly and will work under many names such as Jim, Jason Ed, and some ###ing African name. What a ### to hide behind a computer and steal right from the mouth of my family.I will find you ###er

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John0084
Seattle, US
Feb 11, 2014 12:02 pm EST

They are a scam indeed. We just ordered 20 PLV accounts from them and they kept giving us the run around so we had to do a charge back. They are using Paypal to charge and produce fraud online. It's to bad Paypal doesn't try a little harder to stop these scammers from doing what they do. Here is the email that He, She is using. Went by Lisa this time. email:clpvashop1@gmail.com

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adambulliard23
Los Angeles, US
May 28, 2010 8:17 pm EDT

Full Name:
Jareeullah Zafar

Address:
139 Bullhorn Loop
Houston
Texas
78664
US

Phone Number and Email:
[protected]
jareeullah@gmail.com

Bank Account Used to Scam:
Bank Name: Capital One Bank
Swift: HIBKUSH1
Name: JW Media Group
Routing: [protected]
Account #: [protected]
Bank Address: 10951 Jones Rd, Houston, TX 77065

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Apr 08, 2010 12:25 am EDT
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Jaree Ullah, CEO, JW Media Group LLC, Houston, Texas, Phone: [protected] also cheated with me.
I have lost $100.
His paypal account is jareeullah@gmail.com

Be aware of this scammer.

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Craigslist info scammer

I found an interesting property for rent that sounded too good to be true. After hearing back a couple days later from responding to a craigslist post I recieved the following.
Hello James, (my name is Amanda)

I'm sorry I wasn't able to get back to you sooner! Things have been so hectic for me these last couple of days!

The good news is that the rental is still available! We had an offer from the first person we showed it to, but now it appears that they are changing their mind, so we need to start showing it again as soon as possible. You were the second one to email me about it.

The property was just cleaned, and it's in great condition. We know a lot of prospective renters want to do a quick look of the property, but my husband doesn't want me to mass send out the address as a measure of safety. Last time we did that without verifying people, another vacant property was broken into and vandalized. We don't want that to happen again! I CAN tell you that it's a very special property, which would normally rent for quite a bit more than other comparable properties in the neighborhood.

For utilities, your electric, gas, water, sewer and trash will be transferred into your name upon occupying the property. You will be responsible for cable, internet, and phone, if you decide to have these services. Just to confirm, we DO allow pets at this property.

The rental term is 12-month lease, but can be switched into a 6-month lease if preferred. We just ask that you give us fair notice if you are moving out.

If you would like to set up an appointment, go to the link below and request the free copy of your rental / credit report. We use this company for all the properties we manage. Just fill out the form and indicate that you want the free credit report. The actual scores on the report aren't important to us; it's more of a formality to have it on file, to make sure you are who you say you are.

Get your report here: http://ameriscores.com/yourfreecreditreport

Remember, we only need to see the page about the rental history. That will be all you will need to bring with you to the showing.
As far as getting together to see the property goes, I am available to show it any time from 10:00 am on, for the next couple of days. Let me know when you've printed out your credit report, and we will set up a time to do your walk-through.

Thank you once again for your interest!

Leslie Scotts

I was so excited but being unable to acess this site from my blackbery i was forced to used my laptop and found another complaint> I am so thankful i saw this I am a sucker and this one didnt get me HELP all you can to STOP these lifeless SCAMMERS!

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Craigslist people who answer ads

Why is it that when you place an ad, you only get responses from people just to be stupid? Like from deyhaati just to harass you about your political views or from people who claim they know the person you are trying to find on missed connections when they don’t anyway? Can’t people be serious anymore?

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Craigslist scam listing on craigslist sf bay area

Scam Posting:

teenager here, want somebody very soon - w4m - 24 (all neighborhoods)

Here you will find me who am both sober and wild, so make your sleeves ready. To tell you frankly I love casual dating only. I really do not care if you are single or not. I care about your love making methods. I like cigarettes but not too much

I hope to soon see your photos

my reply:

Hi, I am interested. I have been hit with too many spam replies. If your real then hit me back i will give you all the info you need.

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Hey, just got ur message back abouy my ad, i got a whole lot of emails from that lol... what plans do you have tonight, interested in getting together?

btw i attached my pic

Kayla

NEVER TRUST CL IT SUCKS...

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BobTheDog
Yakima, US
Jul 21, 2010 10:29 am EDT

And why is this a complaint? Seems like you tooks someone up on their offer and they gave a human-reply. Are you just trying to brag that you got casual sex? Or to show off some girl's booty?

Either way, keep it within your circle of friends next time.

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Craigslist scam

A person contacts you, then says they need you to verify your age etc by using a code, they want your phone number to call you with another code to verify. Once you confirm it, they somehow scam your phone number...

Session transcript between Thomas (Support) and Ron initiated Sat Jan 23 2010 12:18:46 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
[Jan 23, 2010 12:18:46] Thomas:
Welcome, I am your live chat representative. The conversation code 006776 appears to be associated with Kayla B. Is that correct?
[Jan 23, 2010 12:19:30] Ron:
Yes
[Jan 23, 2010 12:19:41] Thomas:
Could I have your phone number and Zip/Postal code. You will receive an automated call in a few minutes with a 4-5 digit verification code.
[Jan 23, 2010 12:20:16] Ron:
[protected] N16J
[Jan 23, 2010 12:20:34] Thomas:
I will now use your info to do a quick verification check. You will receive a call in a few minutes with a 3-7 digit confirmation code. It is vital that you do not give this code to anyone, and simply type it here when you receive it. Please standby for the call. Typical wait time is 3 to 6 minutes.
[Jan 23, 2010 12:22:12] Ron:
Is this a scam of some sort?
[Jan 23, 2010 12:22:55] Thomas:
No sir. I apologize for the delay I just have 9 different people on my screen
[Jan 23, 2010 12:23:40] Ron:
All using that code? WIth Kayla B?
[Jan 23, 2010 12:24:35] Thomas:
No for different people sir. I am an operator at a call center
[Jan 23, 2010 12:24:58] Ron:
Where is the call center located?
[Jan 23, 2010 12:26:21] Thomas:
It's in bangladesh sir. I just sent your call
[Jan 23, 2010 12:26:21] Thomas:
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[Jan 23, 2010 12:27:21] Ron:
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[Jan 23, 2010 12:27:21] Thomas:
I just sent your call sir. May I have your confirmation code?

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Craigslist craigslist joke!!! false advertising!!!

Please read the scam alert! At the beginning of craigslist because this is just one of many scams that get you on craigslist. I was almost scammed out of my blackberry to someone in nigeria and now after looking for a job on craigslist I found a position I was interested in and sent an email of interest. Within 1 minute I received an email stating to click on this link and fill out the application so I did so ans also submitted my resume and gave references to this website. Nothing has happened yet but after researching the website I have found that it is not a real jobs website. People have stated that they get at home work offers and college offers but no jobs! I consider this website to be false advertising and fraudulant!

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Jan 21, 2011 3:39 am EST

I just had a bad thought. I agree with Mica. Angela you better watch out if you gave too much on that job application. It's standard for most applications to ask for your Social and DOB. If you think these guys are scams, I hope you didn't give that. That could be bad. I'm looking for work too. Glad I know not to trust Craigslist. I better be more careful about some of these sites with online applications though. So far the worst scams I found were college pushing instead of jobs. Careerbuilder.com is pretty good though. They send leads to your email. You get some of the junk but I got some good leads off it.
I went online to search and check out apartments and the best rents. It pulled up some marked Craigs list. They were the best DAMN deals I ever saw! Even rent to own with no good credit! It asked for you to earn 3 times the payment, but don't worry te down will just be higher if you don't. ONLY $400 per month for a 3bdrm house! Yeah Right! In my dreams! I immediately saw that warning and realized there wasn't even a way for direct contact. I can see how people get scammed. Send them the money and get nothing. I WANTED TO BELIEVE IT! THEY PROFIT OF THE DESPERATE! WE CAN ALL USE A BREAK IN PRICES NOWADAYS!

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Craigslist scams

There are people posing as landlords offering property that they dont have and attempting to gain deposit money from us in the states. They are using western union to accept wired money with the hope that you will receive keys to a imaginable home, which you may have driven by to visit. These people are claming to be in africa on relief efforts. Please cesae this activity if at all possible. Thanks I attached an e-mail belowHello
Thanks for the email. Yes the House is still available and will only be given out to the right person that will take very good care of the place and the facilities. The house has a lot of facilities like laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove/Gas, Dining Features: Eat-in Kitchen, Living/Dining Room, and other necessary facilities. I have really decided to give out the house as a result of my transfer to West Africa (Nigeria)

I will be giving out the house for $800 with a security deposit of $800. I need to inform you as well that money is not the major reason why I am renting it out but want someone who can take care of it as if he/she owns it. So let me know as soon as possible if you can take good care of it, so that we can discuss the rent further. Pets are allowed.
We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out because the economy is bad and it has also affected the housing market. We might decide to sale in the future but for now we are just renting it out.

If you are interested you can go by and view it but you will not be able to go inside cause the keys are here with me in Nigeria. Here is the address of the house, (904 Wellington Rd Baltimore, MD 21212)

I await your reply.
David
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Hello,

Good to hear from you. We are happy that you love and will take good care of our home. The house will be available for three (3) years by then we will be back in the states. We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out for now. We might decide to sell in the future but we just want to rent it out for now.

We will be giving the house out at $800/month including utilities and a security deposit of $800. The house is available to move in ASAP.

We would like you to get back to us with the information attached in this mail so we can go through it then discuss the rent further. I can also be reached on the number below.

Thanks
I await your reply.
David
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RENTAL APPLICATION

1) Your Full Name...?
2) Your Current Address...?
3) Your State and Zip code...?
4) Phone Number...?
5) How old are you...?
6) How many people will be living in the house...?
7) Do you have a pet...?
8) Do you have a car...?
9) Occupation...?
10) Marital Status...?
11) Do you have Kids, and how many...?
12) How long do you intend to stay...?
13) Will anyone staying in the house smoke...?
14) When do you intend to move in...?
15) Reason for moving...?
16) Your current rent...?
17) Your current land lord's address and phone number...?
18) Your Personal references...?

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Sooroke
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Oct 09, 2012 10:47 am EDT

We attempted advertising services on Craigslist however it created nothing but spam. I don't even think we ever got any legit responses from it. We now have not advertised for probably almost 2 years and are still receiving emails that claim "your listing on craigslist". What a waste of time and energy..

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Avolbake
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Jun 20, 2012 5:34 am EDT

I contacted seller regarding a posting for an ipad2, everything seemed like the transaction would go smoothly, i was supposed to receive my product the very next day via UPS next day shipping. it's been days and i keep getting bogus tracking numbers and still haven't received my ipad2!

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Sperkule
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Jun 26, 2012 5:39 am EDT

Can't even read the forum posts because of porn posted all over the place!

Big WASTE OF TIME!

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Galiter
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Dec 21, 2011 7:32 pm EST

I think this is a very dangerous site. If you deal with anything posted on Craigslist.com please do your research first.

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Nistlare
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May 08, 2012 7:45 pm EDT

Hate it. Full of scams and their email functions NEVER - EVER - WORK.

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Sep 12, 2012 12:57 am EDT
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you shouldn't be making transactions on a web site like craigslist the even give warnings about that to their users in email and all over the site nobody with common sense would do a online transaction on a site like craigslist why didn't you use a reliable site like ebay or amazon?

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LucyDogg
Rochester, US
Nov 19, 2010 2:41 pm EST

Received a similar email... It sounded too good to be true so I stopped communication. Weird thing though - I checked the title on the house and it is in this guys name.
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Hello,

Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well taken good care of, and they are some rules and regulation in which i do give out to tenant willing to rent my house, so please don't disrespect my order, but if you are still capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way.. You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak, you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on aMissionary Work because, in a church here named World Mission, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent.

Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am, but nevertheless i am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... so i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house anytime to take a look.
So let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward you the Rental Questionnaire to fill out...

Pets are welcome!
Rent:$750
Deposit:$550
Location:2952 Ashbury Drive, Troy MI

Thanks and God bless you.
Regards.
Muhammad A Munir
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Pahrump, US
Apr 22, 2010 2:13 pm EDT
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i almost just fell for this ad.
here is the one i got from craigslist and this is what he e-mailed me.
in a e-mail he accidentally sent me a virgina address when i was actually looking at a las vegas home.
here is the address for the las vegas home 9504 January Dr Las Vegas NV 89134 .

Hello,

Thanks for the email. Yes the House is still available and will only be given out to the right person that will take very good care of the place and the facilities. The house has a lot of facilities like laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove/Gas, Dining Features: Eat-in Kitchen, Living/Dining Room, and other necessary facilities. I have really decided to give out the house as a result of my transfer to West Africa (Nigeria)

I will be giving out the house for $500 with a security deposit of $500. I need to inform you as well that money is not the major reason why I am renting it out but want someone who can take care of it as if he/she owns it. So let me know as soon as possible if you can take good care of it, so that we can discuss the rent further. Pets are allowed. Here is the address of the ( 857 Barrow Ln Stanardsville VA 22973 )

We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out because the economy is bad and it has also affected the housing market. We might decide to sale in the future but for now we are just renting it out .If you are interested you can go by and view it but you will not be able to go inside cause the keys are here with me and my wife in Nigeria. Hope to hear from you soon.

Joe Hoffman
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Hello,

Good to hear from you. We are happy that you love and will take good care of our home. The house will be available for three (3) years by then we will be back in the states. We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out for now. We might decide to sell in the future but we just want to rent it out for now. As soon as we reach agreement keys and document will be send to you via DHL service to view inside of the house.

We will be giving the house out at $500/month including utilities and a security deposit of $500. The house is available to move in ASAP. We would like you to get back to us with the rental application. Here is my number +[protected]. I await your call soon.

Thanks
Joe Hoffman
await your reply.

You will be making payments via Western Union Money Transfer so I can easily confirm the payment near my office.

Receiver Name...Joe Hoffman
Address... Plot 1261, Adeola Hopewell Street
City... Victoria Island
State... Lagos State
Postal code...23401
Country...Nigeria
Amount...$500

As soon as you make the payment do get back to us with the MTCN (control) number given to you by the Western Union officials so that we can easily confirm the payment. As soon as we confirm the payment we will give the package to the DHL officials so you can receive the package ASAP.

Note: The western union method of payment is just temporally method as soon as arrangement is concluded in the bank we will let you know so that Monthly payment will make through the bank account.

The rent of $500 includes all utilities in the house which includes light, gas, trash, water, etc. The package will also contain the lease agreement signed by me. Lease term is for three years or more.

Once again we are happy to take you as our new tenant and we also look forward to a wonderful landlord/tenant relationship.

Regards
Joe Hoffman

don't fall for it it's really too good to be true!

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warfan7x
Charleston, US
Mar 21, 2010 8:16 pm EDT

here's one that i almost fell for on craigslist, posted yesterday by roycejohn67@yahoo.com, this is the reply i got when i responded to the ad :

Hello,

Thanks for the email. Yes the House is still available and will only be given out to the right person that will take very good care of the place and the facilities. The house has a lot of facilities like laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stove/Gas, Dining Features: Eat-in Kitchen, Living/Dining Room, and other necessary facilities. I have really decided to give out the house as a result of my transfer to West Africa (Nigeria)

I will be giving out the house for $500 with a security deposit of $500. I need to inform you as well that money is not the major reason why I am renting it out but want someone who can take care of it as if he/she owns it. So let me know as soon as possible if you can take good care of it, so that we can discuss the rent further. Pets are allowed. Here is the address of the ( 914 Weimer Ave Saint Albans WV 25177 )

We initially wanted to sale the house but we changed our minds and decided to rent it out because the economy is bad and it has also affected the housing market. We might decide to sale in the future but for now we are just renting it out .If you are interested you can go by and view it but you will not be able to go inside cause the keys are here with me and my wife in Nigeria.Hope to hear from you soon.

Royce John
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kbjb19891990
Washington, US
Jan 30, 2010 1:45 am EST

OH my yeah, thanks alot this helped me so much too! THANK YOU, Whoever posted this!
I almost lost 1400.00 dollars boy would that have sucked!

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Craigslist stole money, ripped off big time, scam artist b--ch

Went to visit this ### named "payton" at her apartment in Waikiki. She advertised that she does back massages and other stuff.

Went over to her apartment, which looked worse than a damn slum.

Went inside her apt unit, and boy is this girl messy! She also does NOT look like the female in the picture she posted in her ad! What a scam! payton is more skinny, disheveled, stained/rotten teeth, and looked like she was under the influence of drugs! Hahaha!

I jump onto her crappy bed, give her the money because she asked for the money before starting her session. Then all of a sudden, she changes her mind, tells me that she feels uneasy, sick and has to go somewhere. She runs off into another crappy looking room and locked herself in there with ALL my money!

She then calls two guys and told them that I was some stranger harrassing her. I didn't want to get into any arguments with punks like this girl and thugs, so I left her [censored]hole apartment.

This is a complete scam! Maybe I should report her to the attorney general's office and the local authorities!

Again, people should avoid payton who posts the following ad on craigslist.

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/ads/1512845906.html

Her ph# is [protected]. her address is 1993 Ala Wai Blvd room #303, and the apartment is located near the corner of Keoniana St and Ala Wai Blvd. It's the building with the big "For Rent" sign affixed to the 2nd floor walkway.

Stay clear of this ###! I hope something bad happens to her!

PS: Below is a photo of a girl that is supposed to look close to payton, but is NOT payton! this is the FAKE photo she placed in her ad.

She's actually a tramp-looking girl with stained teeth, disheveled hair, freckles all over her damn body as if she has HIV and damn flat chest!

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Dec 17, 2009 1:31 am EST

Totally agree with the OP. This girl is known to be a flake by not living up to what she advertises on CL. She only asks for money up front, then fakes that she's sick or has to go somewhere. Don't worry. One of these days, something will go back to haunt this drug-addict slut.

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THIS APARTMENT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND RENTED TO SOMEONE ELSE! Please DO NOT try to visit anymore!..(New tenant)

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Jun 03, 2010 10:11 am EDT
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Pleeeeeaaaassssssse DO NOT visit this apartment ANYMORE!
This girl no longer lives here!
Find her by her phone number if you are still interested...

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Jun 03, 2010 10:10 am EDT
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PLEASE EVERYONE BE AWARE! SHE NO LONGER LIVES IN THIS UNIT! IT HAS BEEN RENTED OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE!

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Craigslist scam

This is not a complaint, but a warning. Please beware of a person posing to sell cars online. A relative of mine was naive to believe that this was a "good" deal. The bottom line is this guy name Lamar Guinn/Lamar Williams/Brian E. Guinn aka Scam Artist sold a stolen car to someone.

He has several priors to label him a criminal and I wouldn't want anyone else to be scammed by this imposter. If your gut says, no ...go with it!

Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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Craigslist personal assistant

Thanks for your interests in the office assistant position, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I have had a previous Personal Assistant who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life for the past 6 months, she has since returned to her country. I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been.

I'm Nicholas Ben, 45, originally from Australia, but I have spent a whole lot here in United State. I'm a qualified Legal Practitioner by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in; from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs, I most very often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.
As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
*Scheduling programmers, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $500 a week

I'm currently in Honk Kong, China now for a summit and would be back to the state in about 2 weeks, however, I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.

Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibilty means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side.

As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule and fit it to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.

I'd want us to meet up on Yahoo chat as soon as possible so we can discuss this extensively, more so it's easier for me to convey information once i'm online. My Yahoo ID is the same as my e-mail address, [protected]@yahoo.com. It may be a little difficult working out the time difference between us initially, with time however, we should get used to it.

I'm online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than you think. Do try to keep a date. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss.I am also glad on the commitment in working.

I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month .The funds will be in form of Money Order or Cashier's Check and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds, You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store arround you so you can mail them out.

I will get you more information on that, I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Address:
City:
Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Current Occupation:
Age:
Email:

Once i received all the asking contact information above, i will get back to you with the task for this week and i hope you understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the states.

I will be waiting to read from you,

Best Regards,

Nicholas Ben

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Darrell Randy
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Dec 27, 2016 5:41 pm EST

I would like to know why I have used craigslist for many years without any problems, but now I'm getting flaged every time I post something on your personel web site, please let me know what I can do to fix the problem, thank you

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Victimofcraigslist
Irvine, US
Sep 10, 2011 12:27 pm EDT

We responded to a personals ad on craigslist; which now in retrospect we now we should have not done.
This person came to our house and threatened to use violence if we did not give him money. We gave him money and he left.
We informed Craigslist immediately and asked to remove the personal ad of this person immediately.
The irresponsible staff at Craigslist left the ad active and took no measure.

Also regularly I see erotic massages ads in the personal section of craigslist and despite flagging them; craigslist does not remove them.

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shellie wright
Clearwater, US
Sep 03, 2009 6:18 pm EDT

she is putting up fake ads on craigslist and is telling people she is older and harrassing them and claims she has kids...really she is a thief and trying to steal animal to resell

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Sparkles
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Jan 23, 2012 9:52 pm EST

I found ad on Craigslist and Sarah Hoffman told I will receive check for $1, 850. I got it and decided to call my bank and they immediately said it is fake one. I can't believe I could fall for such scam!

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Henry Krinkle 2
Fair Lawn, US
May 31, 2011 3:10 pm EDT
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I decided I wasn't gonna worry,

'Cuz I can prove per-jury,

They made up a tale full of lies,

Faked up an e-mail as a guise,

For "The Craigslist Stalker on WSB" HAW!HAWHAW!WEEEEEEEEEE!

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Henry Krinkle 2
Fair Lawn, US
Aug 25, 2016 7:29 am EDT
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Now I'm gonna sue,

And I'm gonna win,

Them Mortgage Banking fools,

Their hearts are full of sin,

They made a complaint,

Swore on The Bible,

Accusin' me of Slander and Libel,

About "The Craigslist Stalker on WSB" HAW! HAW! HAW!

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Henry Krinkle 2
Fair Lawn, US
Aug 25, 2016 7:29 am EDT
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The Sheriff came by and said, "They gonna sue,

I said "Oh Lawd, what am I gonna do?"

But I went to a lawyer,

And discussed the situation,

And brought all my communication,

'Bout "The Craigslist Stalker " on WSB...HAW! HAW!

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jacki66
New York Mills, US
Aug 25, 2016 7:29 am EDT

I received an email from Craigslist Quick Cash to receive a "free" cd which details how to sell items on Craigslist for shipping & handling charges of $1.95 only, "no obligation". My curiosity cost me $319.60. I did not receive the item, but months later I learned that they billed $39.95 to my unemployment debit card (8) times from Chase Bank account. I had no other acct. w/Chase but noticed my dollars were reduced considerably. After asking Chase to explain, the printout showed that Craigslist was the culprit, they also used another name to make it look as if another company billed me. My report to BBB, Ohio Attny Gen. and anyone else that I wrote to was unsuccessful. Letters sent to Craigslist address was returned, since the address they repeatedly gave me was a "scam" address where they used as the corporate address. Chase was able to return $119. to me. I would have used my american express card and got the protection I paid for, but for $ 1/95 s/h I did not expect that would happen. The Ohio Attorney General's office closed the case since they could not get any response from Craigslist. I am one always trying to be careful to avoid scams, but I have been caught.

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Judy Stokley
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Aug 23, 2016 2:07 am EDT

they have me block!

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john_does
Los Angeles, US
Mar 01, 2012 1:52 am EST

Beware of this spammer, tried to purchase items from me on craigslist and requested my paypal id and phone number. No way Jose! Die Spammer.

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Craigslist listing removal: vita mix 5200 blender onwers - free drawing for sound enclosure

Maybe we didn't get it right. Every time we advertise competitively on Craigslist, like you can:

- buy a Vita Mix 4500 TurboBlend Blender with sound enclosure for $ 399.95, or
- if you own a Vita Mix 5200 Blender you qualify to enter a free drawing for a $ 100 free sound enclosure for your own Vita Mix 5200 Blender
- Blendtec blenders are noisy and we offer a free sound enclosure with it when you purchase the Blendtec HP3A blender for $ 399 from us
-etc...

Somebody removes or requests the removal, or reports our adds for removal from CraigsList. Where is the complaint? As you know, eBay owns Craigslist. Craigslist is equally poorly process engineered. Anybody can simply report any competitor for whatsoever and they remove the ad.

It does not cost anything to advertise for example a Vita Mix 5200 Blender Review Comparison with The Vita Mix Vita Prep 3 hp 1005 blender, or the Vita Mix 4500 Turbo Blender. But somebody out there, an affiliate marketer for Vita Mix, or another blender dealer, or even Vita Mix themselves, of Blendtec, etc... find offense or something wrong, justifiable or not, and your hard work goes to the garbage.

It is just bothersome. Time is money. Where can we advertise effectively? It is true that times are tough. Competition is harsh and mean, rude, and Craigslist supports this behavior, just as eBay does. On eBay, if you are seller, you constantly have to fight negative or neutral feedback with customers. Customers have all the recourse, but sellers have none to make a customer give you a better feedback. So the competition buys your cheap products and gives you the worst kind of feedback. This ranks you poorly and your listings show up on the bottom instead on top. This is the kind of company, the same, Craigslist.

Is it worth advertising on Craigslist? Yes it is. Why? When you place an html-based link or URL on your listing, it will rank your listing very high, even within top-10 on Google within a 1 week's time. This is great. But it is just frustrating of having to fight the removal thing.

Thank you for listening. I hope this helps a little.

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leticia_bey
atl, US
Jan 15, 2010 6:54 pm EST

you may be having your ad flagged for removal because of using someone elses (ie: vitamixes) trademarked name

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Don't send money orders to individuals selling stuff on Craigslist you may never get your item bought as I did. I bought a cheap $25 Game Boy Micro and was promised it would be mailed to me before 8/2007. Never got the item. The seller was from Ocala, Florida by the way. I negotiated with the ### and never got what I bought.

I pray someone poor stole the $25 from him and helped them out!

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thecyberpresident
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Nov 30, 2010 8:18 pm EST
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Craigslist is the cyberghetto. I don't shop at the ghetto in my State so I guess it doesn't make sense for me to shop at an online ghetto either. I have a problem with the fact that craigslist enters into the online community through public means but dodges moral and ethical responsibility via the private sector umbrella. It's a difficult concept for me to get through my head, all the public vs. private internet laws but someday I'll get it and when I do, websites like craigslist will only exist in a "private" cyber world.

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billy pro
Woodland, US
Oct 08, 2009 6:49 pm EDT

both of you are idiots.

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billy pro
Woodland, US
Oct 08, 2009 6:48 pm EDT

It is not Craigslist's fault. They are constantly saying to only buy locally. Never trust anyone that you can not meet with in person.

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