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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 17237
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: Keep Clear of Craigslist Scams |
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Learn from these disastrous Craigslist experiences and avoid getting bilked, bamboozled, conned, swindled, and otherwise screwed on the Web's most popular classified site.
Given everything from the "Craigslist killer" to Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal's campaign against the site to the escalating battle over prostitution ads, you'd have to live under a rock to miss Craigslist's sensational presence in the media. Lost in the discussions of illicit or criminal activity, though, are the everyday scams--and every category on the site has them.
more.. link to news article |
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Baconsdozen
Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 771
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Keep Clear of Craigslist Scams |
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| So,scammers use craigslist.Hardly world shattering news is it?.They use every site they can. |
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DaLizardsLair
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
Posts: 4780
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Which is why, if there is any doubt about the person I may be buying from, I have them meet me at the local police station.
There's always an officer willing to witness the transaction. |
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highdesertdetails
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Posts: 548
Location: Great Basin
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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So much stuff is common sense. I never ship. I won't accept any payment other than cash. Public, daylight areas only (I like that idea of the police department).
As for services - always ask for references and follow up with them.
And I would never buy any animal from Craigs. |
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