How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Yeah, most of us ignore those posts because we assume they are by scammers trying to harvest phone numbers. I'm sure not giving my phone number to some random person on CL.
A lot of them do....
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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If my item is free, everyone comes to get them.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I think decolores9 hit the mark. It is more expensive items. All of mine were over $300. On the stuff under that, yeah I doubt they are interested in scamming you. And NO, they could not care less...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Oops, thanks for catching the typo.
If you think that it's BOT harvesters, you may want to learn a bit more about the internet.
It's far simpler to simply connect to the internet as an ISP...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Make sure you see that they have the money before handing over the item. Don't hand it to them and have them say "okay let me get the money out of the car". And don't be shy about counting it in...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Just because someone here mentioned that "is this item still avilable" is supposedly a standard reply you can pick from a menu, I replied to one "is this item still available" question this morning...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Often times they are very generic "Is this item still available" rather than "is your honda civic still for sale".
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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This is what I do for my craigslist postings
I'm not paranoid about it. It's just I have never known it to be a "scam" before so I was wondering if there was any legitimacy to it.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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no never you are the only one in all of SD that has any experience with CL
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Yes, those are the emails I often get. I'm just curious why this is a scam or what the purpose of the response is.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Nothing really to be paranoid about its an automated script to try and get email addresses. Some people on CL are paranoid that they will lose their house if they get one of these autoresponder bots...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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Oh okay. The only thing I could think of was if responding to a text with "yes" I might be unknowingly opting into some sort of paid subscription to something similar to when a company has you text...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Have you ever sold anything on Craigslist?
With every ad placed, your first 2 or 3 responses will begin like this. The scam is they will off to buy the item at the advertised or higher price. They...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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A script. So they can collect email addresses & resell sometime.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I currently have 20 items i sell on a regular basis on craigslist and another 30 or so that i might only have 1-2 of that item - I probably make an average of around 40 posts a week and maybe 20 %...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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Not to go off topic...
What is the safest way to sell on CL? I've never sold anything on CL before and I want to sell a camera.
Are there any tips i should know about?
So far I plan on...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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I know this is probably against Target policies, but I meet in the Target food court.
Multiple cameras when entering Target, I can grab some food, and there are tables and chairs so you can sit down...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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Your name, email address, physical address, dob, and possibly cell number are not hard to come by on the internet for free.
For < $10 someone can buy information on the dark web probably...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Just repost the same headline on craigslist and put * SCAM * SCAM * at end of headline.
then post the same info below a line telling why it's a scam.
you might get some emails asking why it's a...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Wow, last post 6 years ago. Before anyone bitches about such Craiglist Auto Scam is still ongoing.. and this thread pops up in the top search results on the net when searching for info about the...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Fully agree. I don't buy/sell much, but when buying, negotiate *BEFORE* buying (on the condition the item is as stated), stating I want a seamless transaction, etc. Has worked well. When selling,...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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A couple of scammers from today:
"the you still have it for sales in good condition"
"DO YOU STILL HAVE YOU ITEM STILL FOR SALE I HOPE IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION"
Both ask about condition on an...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Naw, when you say yes, they send you some lame message saying he's out of town can't be there, can you mail it to me, my wife's in the hospital, my child is in labor, I'm a slave in nigeria. all that...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Well my two most recent posts have both gotten them. The first post got three and the second has gotten four so far. I had one real person (or so it seemed) that actually gave a hint at what the item...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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If they're harvesting e-mail addresses as previously mentioned, then they don't care what the item is.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Makes no difference to value ive had items im selling for $2 get automated responses.
These people generally have had their email addresses hijacked and dont even realise it. The script will then...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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agree to the price beforehand.
had lots of buyers try to negotiate me down after handling the product. pisses me off to no end.
unless you are free to negotiating the price.
I prefer a set...
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Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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Maybe that's the difference - I'm mostly selling tools, kitchen appliances, furniture, and things like that are under $100. In my experience, CL is more like a garage sale - people are looking for...
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Banjo lessons is what they call sexy time in nigeria. They want to sell him into sex slavery.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Oh that makes sense why my ass hurt after I passed out during a banjo lesson i got off CL.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I post things on craigslist every once in a while. While browsing for something recently, I noticed in the person's description that he won't respond to the "is this still available" *scam*. I get...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
Thread created 03-16-2012 by RUsum1
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which is why i use a spam address on CL.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Just buy a tinfoil hat - people are so paranoid these days that often they lose out on actually selling the item they were trying to list on CL ;)
Lots of really scary stuff on the interwebz
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I dunno why he would state it. It's like stating I will not wire money to Nigeria using western union...well duh!
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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Sorry. I meant I don't know the purpose of random people responding to my ad asking if an item is still available. Where is the scam in this?
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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They aught to make those things illegal.
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I don't remember how craigslist's email thing works but could it be that if you reply the email you reveal your real email address? Then whoever sent out the email can collect many email address that...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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That's interesting because out of problem 20 or so CL transactions, I've only had 1 person ask for a lower price after saying they were going to buy and that was actually before we had met face to...
How does this craigslist "scam" work?
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I would've hoped you would clarify how it's a scam instead of being called retarded, so I did some reading and the idea is that instead of sending you a check for $500, they send you a check for much...
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