{"id":3839,"date":"2020-10-30T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2020-10-30T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:25:32","slug":"craigslist-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/craigslist-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Craigslist Scams: 4 Dreadful Scams to Look out for in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craigslist<\/a> revolutionized community periodicals and classified ads when it premiered in San Francisco in 1995. Started as an email list by entrepreneur and philanthropist, Craig Newmark, it has evolved into a multi-national website that hasn\u2019t changed much in its appearance or lost its integrity.<\/p>\n

However, though the site and its creator may have good intentions, the users are an entirely different story. Every day someone is the victim of Craigslist scams, and the site\u2019s safety moderators seem too few to keep up with the site\u2019s growing traffic. It might be as simple as a Nigerian scammer texting you from a fake number or as severe as lost funds (or even murder).<\/p>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/My-Post-28.jpg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Beware These Craigslist Scams<\/h2>\n

Mail Scammer<\/strong><\/p>\n

As mentioned above, if you try and sell something on Craigslist, you will more than likely encounter a foreign (or domestic) scammer. This is particularly true if you sell anything small, such as jewelry.<\/p>\n

New sellers on Craigslist might be caught off guard when they receive an email or text asking if they can mail an item after they are paid by cashier\u2019s check or sent the money through PayPal. It might sound legit until you discover the charges are reversed or the check was counterfeit.<\/p>\n

Safety Tip:<\/strong> Never use Craigslist for sales by mail. If you do make the mistake of mailing someone an item, you will likely discover their payment method has reversed and that you are now left without the thing you sent or the cash! It is also not reliable to purchase anything by mail through Craigslist. If you want to shop online and receive mailed items, try sites such as Amazon.com instead.<\/p>\n

Murder<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the industry watchdog group, Advanced Interactive Media Group<\/a>, Craigslist is responsible for its users being the victims of over 100 murders. Dangerous criminals post semi-anonymously on Craigslist to look for their next victim. Other times, those who meet someone from Craigslist may be the product of a sales gone wrong – where someone with evil intentions robs or attacks them.<\/p>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/My-Post-29.jpg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Safety Tip:<\/strong> Meet in a public place for all job interviews and dates. No matter what you\u2019re buying, try and first meet in a public location. If it is the sale of an item in someone\u2019s home (or if you are selling an item in your home) have others with you for safety and assess the situation. Perform a quick email, phone number, reverse image search<\/a>, or username search of anyone who messages you on Social Catfish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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