I put an apartment up for rent overseas and got a very dubious e-mail today. It had the smell of a 419 scam? First of all, I was renting out an apartment but the e-mail was for a room. Secondly it was listed in a foreign country but the e-mailer wanted it in California.
The e-mailer also wanted me to post her the “remainder” of her pay after deducting the bond? Anyone ever get this from craigslist?
Of course, scammers are all over Craigslist. And yes I’ve gotten those emails through Craigslist. In fact, I recently played along with one–sent a Western Union transfer to someone overseas with a bogus transaction number just to see what he’d say. I continued to ask for a tracking #, he continued to ask for my info over and over. Anyways… yeah they scan classifieds anywhere and everywhere.