Craigslist Scams & important info for sellers using Paypal

[CWS]

Hi All,

Just had a run in with some would be scam artists on Craigslist. Motivated me enough to post about it.

Here's a link. Buyer beware should really be seller beware

Not turned off from Craigslist, just a little annoyed how prevalent the scam ads are these days.

Enjoy,
CWS

 

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[Arizona Bob]

Heh! We are approaching the Christmas holidays. The Paypal/eBay/Craigslist scammers will be out in full force for the next few months. This is a predictable cycle for this time of year, every year. Good luck!

 

[Chisos]

74 views and 2 responses. I don't think anyone cares, either that or the folks here are the scammers. So, you want to buy the Holy Grail? I only have 2 left.

 

[pongo]

Sure was an eye opener about Paypal and their policy on local sales,never knew that.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Gold Maven]

CWS,

I read the link you posted, and what makes me suspicious, is the link the buyer posted for Paypal. I bet it is a fake site, the seller enters all his personal info, and you know the rest.

I've known a few people that have been scammed, and if it sounds too good to be true...it probably is.

 

[JobIII]

I also never knew this about paypal. I've often considered using it for local sales, when the buyer wants to pay with a credit card versus cash. It hasn't happened often but still enough times that I was comfortable with it.

 

[CWS]

Thanks for all the replies. I wasn't sure if I should link it or not, because it wasn't about coins or even treasure hunting. I just want other people to be aware of these types of scams so hopefully no one here posts about getting ripped off.

 

[AdDicted2Ag]

I have seen this scam before, In fact they almost got my mother..

 

[calisdad]

a little off topic but not really:

Recently my Yahoo mail account was hacked and crap was sent out to my entire contact list. I cleaned my account list of people I didn't know. Then I got a response for something I was selling on Craigslist. I responded and immediately went to my contact list. Sure enough an unknown address was inserted. I quickly deleted it and never got a reply to my response. So, for whatever reason hackers are using Craigslist to access your email info.

 

[hvacker]

The site is probably phony. PayPal has the "P" in capitals not paypal. PayPal also has a trademark in it's logo.
On Craigslist one clue to a possible scam is "I want what you are selling sight unseen" Then a story as to why.

 

[onlyforthebrave]

PayPal is usually a reliable form of payment, but it's good to be aware of the qualifiers.

My Craigslist experience is more with regards to selling services, where I initially ask for a token amount to see if it's worth it to the person to pay or just go to the next would-be victim.