

2,365,646
I repeat your question... "how can people be so stupid?"
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,234,865
I agree...Craigslist seems to have too many scammers. Several years ago I was trying to sell a boat. The only responses I received were from scammers. I ended up selling the boat on my own without Craigslist.
I really wish people would find a more productive use of them rather than trying to figure out how to harm or rip off others.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
509,499
Agree. There are too many scams out there and people fall for it.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
5,561,073
People have been falling for these scams for years here - they give up their social security numbers and wire their security deposit and first months rent to these scammers over...and over...and over again!
Like you Jeff, I don't understand how they don't think to even LOOK at the place first!
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,986,529
Never fails to amaze me
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,393,257
I have avoided CraigsList like the plague for more years than I can count. The problem is:
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
685,002
Craigslist is notorious for the worst of scams. I would say that in the past 5+ years almost every one of my listings has been scammed ... $350,000 house for sale turned into a "supposed" House for Rent for $600. Really?
NOT!
It's hard to believe people are still falling for this nonsense. But! They are.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,224,257
you don't have to be on craigs list for someone to fraudlently put a listing on as a rental. I had it done to me and I don't even post there. But they took photos from my website and used them and posted it as a rental.
Since then I have posted signs on my vacant listings saying "THIS PROPERTY IS NOT FOR RENT ON ZILLOW, call Tammy to report if you have seen it there" with my number.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,988,144
These scams work because folks want an unbelievable deal and they are not out there.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,564,154
It just comes down to greed and the thought of easy money DOES make people stupid Jeff Pearl
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
400,684
Folks still use Craigslist? Aren't there other resources out there? - Tim
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
785,180
I've had people call me & ask me if an ad they saw on craigslist was legit. They never are.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,658,008
They are looking for deals..... it is their choice. I highly recommend everyone to watch Dirty Money and American Greed.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,273,331
I had this happen on one of my listings (which was for sale) where the person called the number on the sign (which again was my listing) and tried to hand me $500 down payment for a rental when I arrived...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
321,664
It amazes me how many people get scammed.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,642,539
Scammers have been around as long as there's been consumers.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,204,643
We have been seeing scams on Craiglist for years now, and it seems to be getting worse. It's amazing what people will fall for...but that why scammers are successful and continue to do what they do. I had two listings become rentals!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,875,388
This scam is so old I'm not sure why people are still falling for it.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
6,772,276
They have attempted it on a few of my rentals, fortunately the people looked me up and rented through me instead of that guy in Africa.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,417,692
It happens here in NH nearly every day as well. 1/2 price listings people try to rent with out even seeing and happily wire money to Africa and wonder what went wrong. I go as far as posting my vacant homes that they are NOT for rent from the inside
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,774,106
Supposedly, PT Barnum said, 'There is a sucker born every minute" in the mid 18th Century. Things have not changed much since, just a different kind of variety of snake oil salesman and woman. A
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
231,279
always use our brains.. and if too good to be true. and trust your gut
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,292,690
it is unreal.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
1,269,736
I got a lender wanting to drive down from SFO to San Jose to qualify my application. I have no ads and I work in San Jose looking for homes to sell not to buy. You think it is a search keywords glitch?
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,322,295
Jeff Pearl - each day, a new person is born with this skillset!
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
774,106
We put every listing in Craigslist as well as Open Houses. We have had great success in selling our listings and connecting with buyers through this website. However, every now and then we do get hit with scams.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,563,012
3,448,216
1,546,784
I've had many of my rentals used for this. Luckily the scammers are retards and use my branded images and my ad copy with my name and number in it. Most people see that and I usually get 3-4 calls warning me about the scam. I then click report and it goes away for good.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
1,466,257
Jeff Pearl This lady was lucky the wiring service flaged this as a scam and returned her money. She was one of the lucky ones.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
2,259,733
921,504
The most vulnerable among us are the most vulnerable.
Life is tough when one is poor.
It is tougher if also stupid. WARNING: if you click prepare to laugh.
I use CL. I also placard all vacant homes I list with signs advising
"If you are not in direct communication with Annette Lawrence, 727. 420. 4041 you are very likely going to become a victim of fraud."
The warning is posted at every approach including the back door.
My job is done.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
8,241,903
4,434,277
5,585,039
I have never used Craig's list... there have always been too many scammers there....
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,074,716
982,530
I prefer to stay off Craigs list. I never had any success when I did use it and always heard horror stories.
6,057,183