Postal Letter

Is there a way to report scammers on Craigslist?

I often try to sell things on Craigslist and it really bugs me that not even a min later i get at least 3 scam emails. I really dont' know what their aim is or what their trying to do , usually in the subject fo the email it' s a " RE: " title with the item , but obviously i've never emailed them so , how could they have replied to me ? lately though people are sending different emails saying " hey is this still available " which makes it seems like a real email. but then i replied yes it was to one and i got this back ....... Hi, I have gone through your ad once again on craigslist and i am interested in purchasing the above mentioned. I am buying the item for my step son and his wife to be. They are the ones that contacted you at first to know if you still have it. I am paying Via Money Order and it will get to you within 1-2days. Please get back to me with your full information for payment to be sent out immediately i receive it through Ups Next Delivery Service. Full Name: Address : City : States : Zip/Postal Code: Phone number : I will like us to get this transaction done with as soon as possible. I will be offering you $50 extra to hold the item in my favour because i am sure that there will be other interested people. As per Pick Up, I will make arrangement with my shipping company to come for the pick-up after payment has been received by you. I want you to take the posting off craigslist today and consider it sold to me. If you have any question, Please ask me Via email because i can not Call or receive calls for now due to the fact that i am out of town for a seminar and i am out of network service. Best Regards. Harera Harekrishna Have a Blessed Day! not once did this person mention the exact item or details of the item nothing, and since he mentioned money orders i knew it was a scam , cause i would never be so dumb as to ship something from craigslist anyways, but my piont is ...........is there a way we can report these emails ? maybe there isn't cause their all using free email accounts and they will always make more. But it makes me angry that people like that take a free service like craigslist which is very useful for us and ruin it for everyone , by abusing it.

Public Comments

1. The "help" link on craigslist will lead you to links for "feedback" & "contact us." It's a good idea to report these people to the FBI or IC3 as well. You'll find the addresses here: http://www.squidoo.com/Scam_on_you good luck! ;-) karin