Scam: A homeowner Finds Out That His House is for Rent on Craigslist -- But It's Not His Posting (401 hits)
8/9/12 West Palm Beach
How to Avoid Craigslist Scams The best practice is to be skeptical of everyone you encounter through Craigslist and follow certain rules, such as never giving personal information to buyers or sellers and insisting on seeing a product in person before committing your money toward a purchase
1 Deal only with people who are willing to meet with you in person. Never conduct transactions with people who are out of the country or claim to be from another country. You need to inspect the item in person before you pay for it. If you purchase items without seeing them in person, you risk receiving something that doesn't meet your expectations.
2 Offer to sell your items only to those who agree to pay in cash. One of the most common scams is someone telling you he is out of state or out of the country and offering to send you a money order or cashier's check for the merchandise. Unfortunately, the cashier's check or money order he will send is a fake. When you receive the check, it's for an amount that's more than what the buyer owes. The buyer asks you to cash the check and send him the difference with the merchandise. Once the bank realizes the cashier's check or money order is fake, you will be held responsible for the whole amount.
Even if someone offers to write you a check, don't accept it. The buyer could write a check on a closed or fictitious account or the check might bounce, leaving you with no money and little recourse.
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www.CenturionApartmentREIT.com3 Do not give your sensitive personal or financial information to anyone you've contacted through Craigslist. Never give a buyer or seller your Social Security number, bank account number, credit card number or any of your online auction or payment account information. Dishonest buyers or sellers can use your personal or financial information to defraud you.
4 Do not pay up front for training fees, give personal information ...
