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Selling Tips For Being Safe On Craigslist

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In the past, I have shared email examples I have received from scammers phishing for personal information. If you do not understand what phishing is, here is the definition from Wikipedia: Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as...

Craigslist Scam: I’ll Pay You More For Your Item, Just Give Me Your Personal Info

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Below is a message I received this weekend from a scammer on Craigslist. I have copied it word for word, without any edits. Funny thing is, I cannot tell you how many times I have received this from various hotmail, gmail and yahoo email addresses. The first message is "Hello,...

US Airlines and American Airways Scam For 2 Roundtrip Tickets

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US Airlines and American Airways Scam For 2 Roundtrip Tickets
We received an envelope that appeared to have our home address hand written (upon further inspection it was obviously from a printer). I immediately thought something was fishy since there was no return address. Also, it was postmarked from Phoenix, Arizona. For laughs, we opened it. The letterhead said "US...