When you reply to a Craigslist email, They then can get your "real" email??? What do they then do with your email once they hack it? Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question but I just don't understand how that scam works.When you post an ad, make sure you uncheck the contact by email button. You can just about eliminate the scammers by refusing email contacts. State that only phone calls will be answered. It has worked very well for me. I was told by Secret Service, when I reported a phony check scammer, that most of them are overseas, most likely in Nigeria, Eastern Europe or China. This is why your phony addresses don't scare them away. Every time you respond to a scammer, you run the risk of your email being hacked. That is what a lot of them really want when they ask stupid questions with obvious answers. Don't let them know your email address is legit. Don't respond to them at all.
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Craigslist scammers!
- Thread starter bpclay1
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If I've learned anything from being here on TB the last few years, it's that the attitude of the majority of the members seems to be...TAKE CARE OF NUMBER ONE, LET EVERYONE ELSE TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.
I'm with bpclay1, not sure when the attitude changed in this country, but it is definitely not like the old days. Even though it won't "make a dent" in all the scammers out there, if everyone that encountered a scammer tried to do something about it, we would definitely decrease their numbers. Might even prevent someone you know from being their next victim.
State trooper was just shot and killed here in Louisiana, about 10 miles from my home. I even know the P.O.S. that shot him. Thank GOD that the men that captured, handcuffed, and held him until authorities arrived, didn't have that same attitude. What they did was definitely risky, but without them, that SOB would have likely shot someone else. Sometimes you just have to do what is right, and luckily, where I live, these people outnumber the ME FIRST crowd.
Anyone else curious if the OP roughs-up his mail lady for delivering junk mail?
But yet I still kept reading to the very end. Meh. A little crazy now again ain't a necessarily a bad thing here on TB.
The OP needs to calm down, not get jacked up about this, and just tell the scammers to get lost.
These scammers might sound like petty criminals, but it becomes organized crime at some point & those blokes carry weapons.
A fellow was telling me about a scandal with some gems where he had to run for his life, because the men were armed & meaning to take his gems.
A fellow was telling me about a scandal with some gems where he had to run for his life, because the men were armed & meaning to take his gems.
Yes. Clearly. this is just like a statey getting gunned down.
It's not about the trooper getting shot, it's about how these guys didn't just worry about themselves, and prevented this guy from doing it to someone else. This guy had a long criminal record, none of it involving weapons. IF someone would have taken care of him when he did the smaller stuff, he wouldn't have been around to take out that trooper. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE cost much less than A TOTAL MECHANICAL FAILURE!
Done plenty of CL deals at my house
Never once had an issue
Never once had an issue
We live in a society that is increasingly paranoid, that always expects the worse. The reasons for this are many and aren't really worth diving into, but I think we can all agree that more folks are more afraid of EVERYTHING today than in days past.
I'd say relax. Take a breath. Don't stress so much. And don't be afraid of everything.
Personally, I love doing Craigslist deals. It gets the adrenaline up, meeting a stranger in a dodgy place and not being certain
they won't try and kill you. Those kind of thrills are otherwise few and far between in civilian life for the middle-aged.
they won't try and kill you. Those kind of thrills are otherwise few and far between in civilian life for the middle-aged.
If the OP is dead set on vigilantism, I'd suggest he crib a page from OJ SIMPSON, who conspired to steal back his belongings from thieves.
Worked great for him!
Worked great for him!
OP should leave CL immediately. He doesn't have the temperament for it. There are probably better ways to channel your energy and devote your time than trying to be a vigellante on CL.
For the record, I have bought and sold gear on CL without any hassles. I've had people express interest in items then abruptly disappear, but that's par for the course when selling items in any classifieds.
For the record, I have bought and sold gear on CL without any hassles. I've had people express interest in items then abruptly disappear, but that's par for the course when selling items in any classifieds.
Being a vigilanté in Groong Thep wouldn't be so bad though. I can think of better ways than roughing people up.
Best way to deal with CL scammers is to delete their emails, ignore them and not let them get to you!
Today I got offered some prescription meds for Restless Leg Syndrome for a bass I have on CL. As tempting as it was to reply that my legs are just fine, I simply deleted the e-mail.
Regarding hacking into your e-mail, CL prevents this by concealing your and the other party's e-mail addresses with their forwarding service.
Peace, Bob
Regarding hacking into your e-mail, CL prevents this by concealing your and the other party's e-mail addresses with their forwarding service.
Peace, Bob
