TipOff Reports for Craigslist (craiglist.com)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Angela H. Temple, TX, United States 2013-07-19 13:46:53 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |   PayPal / Western Union / Money Gram Shipping Scam Scammer Information Crossland Hutton expressed supposed interest in buying a bed frame I posted for sale on Craigslist. In his second email he suggested that he send payment through PayPal & asked for my PayPal ID along with additional details about the "item" including closeup pictures. I started getting a little suspicious so I sent the same pictures I posted with the ad originally and still answered the additional details about it.
The third email was the one that finally clued me in that it… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | MARK LEVY Phoenix, AZ, United States 2013-07-16 16:24:02 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Money4Refer.com Scammer Information They advertised on Craigslist that all you have to do is post an ad with your assigned link from them and you make $2 per click from anybody that clicks. They seem to be keeping track of legitimate clicks but the problem is getting paid. First of all, their 2 email addresses will get you a returned undeliverable email. No way to contact them. Secondly, they ask you to take an endless survey, and I mean endless. At one point I actually tried to buy a sample of toothpaste for $… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous San Antonio, TX, United States 2013-07-16 16:22:00 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 512-200-3841....a text responding to my furniture ad on CraigsList I googled the phone number and found the scamedex.com site had the same number listed with the same individual utilizing emails. It was verbatum to the text I received the same day I posted furniture for sale on Craigslist.(15 Jul 2013) I am so glad I found this site...He hadn't mentioned the overpayment yet....I texted back I take cash only....so far haven't heard back...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brooklyn, NY, United States 2013-07-15 17:48:19 Overpayment Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | WALTER FERDINAND STILL AT IT Scammer Information early July. . . same as above with the assistant allegedly overpaying. Tells me now he fired his assistant. (ha!) I have been trying to send the fake money orders back but can't get him to give me a return address. SCAM!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jason Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-15 10:37:11 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 'PayPal' shipping costs scam - craigslist Scammer Information Sean Madden used a PayPal email template in an attempt to have me send 500 USD "Shipper's Fee & Insurance" to:
Name: PHILLIP ROBERTSON
Address: 430 West Trucking Building, RD
City: MESHOPPEN PENNSYLVANIA
Zip code: 18630
USA.
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| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 01:04:23 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Executive receptionist/Administrative Assistant (Los Angeles, Ca) Scammer Information Administrative Assistant is needed to support the busy Founder/CEO of a non-profit foundation.
This position is home-based for two weeks till I am back in town where am setting up an office in your area, I run a foundation, working with me is flexible and basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. As my assistant, your activities amongst o… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:57:45 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | : Typist Clerk / Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative - Full Time/ Part Time Scammer Information Our recruitment team viewed your resume published on(Craigslist Job Application : Typist Clerk / Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Representative - Full Time/ Part Time) and we are pleased with your qualifications,we believe you have the required qualifications to undergo an online interview.you are required to setup a yahoo mail account (mail.yahoo.com) and a yahoo instant messenger (messenger.yahoo.com). After this process is done,you are to add up her yahoo ID (… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:54:05 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Payroll Clerk/Business Office Assistant Position. Scammer Information We have reviewed your resume' and believe you could qualify for this
position. We have forwarded your resume' to the Head of Operation. Mr
Roy Norris of Applied Business Solution He would like to Conduct an
online interview with you to discuss more about the Payroll
Clerk/Business Office Assistant Position that you are yet to occupy
here in the United States.
Endeavor to acknowledge this E-mail for us to proceed.
Regards,
Stephen Evans.
Secretary,
Applied Business Solution… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Glendale, CA, United States 2013-07-15 00:50:05 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Online Clerical/Business Office Assistant Position Scammer Information Dear Applicant.
This is about the online clerical/business office assistant position you applied for about two weeks ago.
An affiliate of Vietthy clothing company (www.vietthy.com), we are opening a new clothing line in California.
Job duties and responsibilities:
You would be provided with the Staff User Name and Password for Our Website Link (For easy access to company data and task for each day)
You would be entering all checks, vouchers and payments made by our customers … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Grant Park, IL, United States 2013-07-14 18:57:36 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scam Scammer Information While selling my motorcycle they sent me a text message stating that they want the bike, but, their shipper is requesting $1200 for it to be shipped. They then told me that they are going to send money to my PayPal account for $1200 over and that I needed to send a Money Gram to a certain individual in order for my money to show up in my account. I receive a fake email from PayPal giving me the address to send the Money Gram to and I then called PayPal to confirm that they di… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Altus, OK, United States 2013-07-13 20:34:48 Job Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Job Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:10958 Scammer Information I sent a resume to this ad for a car front desk attendant. I received an email in response. When I researched this name, I found others that had been scammed by the same thing.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Warwick, RI, United States 2013-07-12 14:45:29 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | selling on craigslist Scammer Information I am selling item on craigs list...cash only...fake buyer wants to send a check via courier...very obvious that it is a scam...found other ACCOUNTS of the same phone number being used to try and scam people in a similar fashion… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada 2013-07-11 21:21:32 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Beware paypal buyer Juliet RoseLoveth/Juliet Ritar Scammer Information Response to item advertised on Craigslist/Montreal
"Am seriously interested in buying this item from you i want you to
remove the advert from net and am okay with your asking price of _______
for your item,please don’t offer it to any buyer again…i will be
paying you $120 for shipping through DHL Express Mail to Texas and i
will be making the payment through my Paypal account, get me your name
and paypal email or your paypal money request to my email address
ju… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brooklyn, NY, United States 2013-07-11 15:41:28 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:10894 Scammer Information I was offered my asking price for an item listed on CraigsList. Then I was told the person had left for vacation (it was the 4th of July weekend), and his/her assistant had mixed up payments, sending me monies intended for someone else. I assured the person I was no thief and would rip up the checks or return them, if an address would be provided. I was told to deposit the monies, deduct what I was owed, plus $50 for my time, and send the balance to two different addresses i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Aurora, IL, United States 2013-07-10 22:34:34 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 910-364-9725 Scammer Information Scammer replied to a Craigslist sale ad via text "do you have this for sale? ". If you reply back, the next reply is "Sounds Great...I'm okay with the price & condition. I plan to make your payment via a Certified Bank Check and mail it to you. I'll arrange for a pick up after the check clears at your bank. I'll need your Name and Delivery Address for the check to be sent to., I await your response ASAP!. Thanks"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Nancy Sun Prairie, WI, United States 2013-07-10 13:30:57 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Airstream Bambi for $2,300 on Craigslist Scammer Information Hi,
I want to be honest with you, the camper is in perfect condition and looks great. It has been well cared for and needs nothing. The length of the 2002 Bambi Airstream is 16 feet and sleeps 3 persons in it. I have dropped my price to $1,947 (purchase price) since this is an Urgent Sale! I need to sell it before 30th of July when I will be deployed to a US Forces Japan ( http://www.usfj.mil ) base for an entire year.
I decided that the financial part will be managed by eBa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Gonzales, LA, United States 2013-07-09 20:14:32 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | selling ring on craigslist Scammer Information interested buyer wanted to purchase a ring I had on sale...said that he would add cost for shipping and to give him my pay pal ID so he could transfer money.
I thought it was fishy...looked up email address and I saw that it was a scam....pretty much word for word just like everyone else...I didn't contact him back...as of now I haven't heard back but I think now I will block him… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Cambridge, MA, United States 2013-07-09 19:40:59 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Larry Moore response to Craigslist Ad Scammer Information A respondent claiming to be Larry Moore (with a mismatched email address) responded to my ad for a midcentury modern chair. Claimed to be new in town. Wanted to buy the chair sight unseen, pay by certified company check and have a mover pick up the item.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Fargo, ND, United States 2013-07-09 05:42:40 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Larry Moore - zolotolozolo100@gmail.com. Scammer Information First Fishy Email:
"Hello I'm interested, I hope it's in good condition,kindly send me an email at zolotolozolo100@gmail.com. Thank you."
Sent from :
Larry Moore
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous McDonough, GA, United States 2013-07-09 01:54:19 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Rental Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:10838 Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Columbus, OH, United States 2013-07-07 12:17:06 Business Venture Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Gene Oliver Newhall, Sparks Nevada Scammer Information This person says he is a private lender from Sparks, Nevada. He says he will make a loan to you, transfer it to your bank, for only an insurance fee. He will email you a common scam loan form asking for your personal info, amount of loan and terms. He primed me up and when it was time to send insurance fee, he wanted me to send it to Nigeria, to an orphanage that did not exist.
Within days, my information was being floated as a 'lender', by someone that had a very heavy acce… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Cindy Somewhere in United States 2013-07-06 23:03:44 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 1999 Sundowner Sunlite Horse Trailer Scammer Information Hi,
My name is Natalie Smith, happy to see you are interested in my horse trailer. Let me give you a few details about it. Really good shape, never had any problems with it, no need to invest money in it, flawless exterior/interior condition.This trailer is in great condition (7,447 mileage,Features of this horse trailer include: 16.17 full length, 6'9" wide, 7'6" tall, standard brakes, 2 standard 3500# axles, 205-15 tires, 1' tread plate). The title is legally u… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Monmouth, OR, United States 2013-07-06 14:04:34 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Vanessa murphy Scammer Information They will send you an email telling you that they are deaf and that they need to only communicate via email or text and any calls you make will go right to thier email. Then they will offer you more money for your item so you can take "money to a shipper" for them and also money for running around and for gas. DON"T TAKE THE CHECK… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Bao Mertztown, PA, United States 2013-07-05 13:26:30 Wills/Probate Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Email - Deposite of millions of dollars into bank account. With picture. Scammer Information This person with this email contacted me first saying I was picked out for a project. Asked me to reply so I did.
mark aebig - his email is - mark.aebig@montgomerycountymd.gov
---Original message from him----
From: Aebig, Mark
Sent: Thu 7/4/2013 6:08 PM
To: Aebig, Mark
Subject: Please Email Back
Mrs. Elizabeth Simeon picked your email for a project.For details email: elizabethsimeon@rogers.com
"Elizabeth emails me with this message after I reply with what is the project… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Albuquerque, NM, United States 2013-07-02 02:13:19 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Chun.Lee scammer Scammer Information I was selling washer and dryer, and this ficticious Chun.Lee wanted to buy it and was sending bank check to purchase, and wanted address so movers could pick it up after payment received, plus was paying extra so i would send the movers their money as well, he requested I send money to following address via western union: Tiffany Lowery, 225 CHerry St. Charlotte, NC 28204, The phone number he was using to reach me by is (210) 704-7153. Two things was suspicious why send bank … Read Full Report ⇒ |