Recently I received this message from mattlock004 <mattlock004@gmail.com>: Hello, I would like to know if you still have this antique available for sale. Do get back to me on my email. Matt Red flags went up immediately, especially after reading the last line. I responded with "yes it is available". I never sign with...
I received the following message twice in response to a Craigslist ad I have listed. Excuse me <my email address>, Are you authentic? Your post has been luckily picked out by our company and you've won a white Apple iPhone 4 in return of a simple servey, will you be...
I received the following message twice in response to a Craigslist ad I have listed. Hiya <my email address>! Are you a real person? I hope so because you have been selected as a tester for iPad 2 in whatever color of your choice! You are most likely wondering if...
Recently, a family member joined facebook and liked The Unemployed Mom page. I found it odd that he liked 2 pages named "The Unemployed Mom" with the exact logo. Upon further investigating, I realized someone in Oklahoma had stolen my logo and started a new page with only 1 follower (and that follower...
Here's another Craiglist scam, this time from John Bruce with the email address johnbruce02@edencomputech.org. This person did not email me first to ask if the item is available, instead just sent this message (see below). Okay good am happy you still have it and am sorry for getting back to you...
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...
I wanted to share yet another scam email I received regarding an item I had posted for sale on Craigslist. The following came from a person named Neil Nick, email address: neilnick234@gmail.com. I have copied and pasted the message below. Hello, do you still have this? When can I come...
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,...