There are plenty of scams out there when it involved Craigslist. Recently I was targeted for getting scammed when I tried to sell my own items on Craigslist. The reply to my Craigslist ad read as follows:
Do you have this item for sale?.
I will offer you 1,250 euro.
do you have bank account or paypal account to receive
payment?
cheers
ketherine
It was quite clear when I actually received this same generic response to two Craigslist ads that I posted for selling items. Plus, no one would write “the item” or even spell their name as Ketherine. I simply replied I do not deal with Africa, only locally.
To avoid these kinds of craigslist scams, just always deal with cash or paypal. Never deal with checks or money order transfers.
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