May 28, 2007

Shadiness on Craigslist

Last month I noticed some shady activity when I tried to sell stuff on ebay.

This weekend I tried selling something on Craigslist, and this is the response I got back:

Good Day,
This is Dr Moss Frank..I am so much interested in buying your advertised  () for sale that you places on Craig List site…For a legal and legit business i will like you to get back to me with your Front page of your passport and also i will provide mine for you so that they can be trust and understanding just because of too much scamed on Craiglist by Nigerians…
I will like you to get back to me with the present condiction of  (x)  Thanks
Dr Moss

The front page of my passport. Uh. Yeah. Right.

Posted by: dtc @ 7:18 pm

5 Comments to “Shadiness on Craigslist”

  1. tc Says:

    what were u selling? must have been expensive

  2. dtc Says:

    Just some furniture!

  3. Gene Cowan Says:

    I have found that it is much easier and safer to just tell my neighbors “I have a lawnmower or ottoman you can have, for free” rather than go through the insanity of classified ads.

  4. kodec Says:

    What could possibly go wrong?

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