Mary3 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Has anyone here known anyone that responded to a help wanted ad on Craigslist and it was shady ? If you go on the jobs site there are numerous warnings now by CL warning of job scams... Link to post Share on other sites
2sunny Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 and what do the scams appear to be? what do they list? Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 craigslist is a haven for scam artists Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mary3 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 and what do the scams appear to be? what do they list? SCAM ALERT - affiliate scammers are posting bogus ads promising (nonexistent!) employment, paid research trials, or other compensation, but then notifying repliers that they'll need to jump through a hoop first, directing them to: background checking services credit checking or reporting sites sites where you are instructed to enter your resume or other personal information sites where you are asked to sign up for a "free" trial offer sites offering training or education sites offering a "system" for making money survey or focus group sites sites designed to deliver malware or misuse your identifying information all in hopes of earning affiliate marketing commissions or otherwise profiting at the expense of persons seeking employment. Lots of variations on this scam, but each generally involves dangling (nonexistent!) compensation, and then directing you to a website where you are asked to sign up for something, use your credit card, or input personal information such as your email address. Continue to food / bev / hosp job postings FUN FACT: If you are able to determine a scammer's "affiliate ID" and report it to their affiliate marketing program, this will often result in termination of the scammer, and confiscation of the scammer's ill-gotten gains by the affiliate program. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mary3 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 craigslist is a haven for scam artists Its so true Alpha. They scam the people trying to rent out a room or an apartment. People selling cars and people posting Lovr/ Personal Ads. Link to post Share on other sites
tinktronik Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I have seen work at home jobs that are just databases for a job list that they pull down from the net and then get you to pay for the list of jobs that mostly aren't available anymore. I do occasionally advertise for jobs [work at home] for my business through CL and get lots of resumes [probably 300-500 per opening]. However, probably 70% of the people that respond are too hesitant to actually give you the information needed to hire them; I just look somewhere else right away if there is any hesitancy but I can understand it. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mary3 Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Its really quite sad : Many unemployed in this economy and these scammers are just waiting to pounce . Many needing new places to live getting sucked into this mess.. And finally the sad and lonely being taken by Nigerian scammers for thousands of dollars... Link to post Share on other sites
CaliCouple Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Yup its true CL is a nasty mess of scams. I have stumbled onto websites teaching people how to efficiently scam people using their techniques its sick! But if you are aware of the dangers and take precautions you will be safe looking for a used washer. You just have to know what scam patterns to look for. Link to post Share on other sites
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