Has anyone else on here fell for a CL scam? I almost got suckered into buying an 04 Lariat. It was absolutely loaded and had nothing wrong mechanically or with the body. He wanted $1990 for it. I thought it was too awesome to pass up and all that. And then I googled his name, Frank Cooper. He played the role of a medic in the Army about to go on tour in Afghanistan. Just a little advice for anyone, do not associate with Frank or you will pay.

 

There's plenty of those scams in the New Orleans listings all for around 2000 as well.

 

if its too good to be true, especially on craigslist, it usually is.

 

I've been offered sex multiple times from selling things on Craigslist.. Its usually a reply from a "poor college girl" who sends pics of her body..
I've also had one add hack my email after I sent them a message...
Be very careful!

 

I said yes to the sex, I'm still waiting for them to come over

 

4 years ago it was a 07 HD edition for a fantastic price. Of course the seller was in England and the truck was in a shipping container out east. Just send the money and they'll ship it to you instead. If you didn't like it they'd send your $$ back.

Forget the fact the seller claimed to be from NY yet the truck had palm trees in the background. Peaked my interest so I did a little digging. Found this add all over the country, so I'm betting somewhere someone lost their truck funds even though I flagged all that I could.

 

Lol. That's funny.

 

You shouldve knew it was a scam. Who in the hell would sell a perfectly good truck for $2000? Especially when they go for $9, 000 to 10,000.

 

Yeah man, total scam... what I go by on craigslist is if the person cant meet up face to face then their a scam. Bunch of F****** scum bags with no life trying to screw people over. It really gets old trying to sell something on there because half of the responses I get are people offering to send me a cashiers check and they will have their "assistant" come pick up the item LOL... so ridiculous.

 

So the $1990 price tag wasn't enough indication that it was a scam, you had to google his name?
"Do not associate with Frank" - lol, This quote would lead you to believe that the internet is a small, intimate gathering.

The rules for craigslist are very simple, everything is done in person. No emailing, no money orders, no paypal even.
You talk to the human on the telephone, you meet them in person, and you buy/sell the item.
When people want to email, I respond with my phone number, and if they call me great, if not, I end communication. Aside from scammers, there's just so many weirdos that want to email back and fourth that have no real interest in buying what you're selling.
I've used craigslist tons of times and never had a problem. Used to advertise business on there and made tons of money from real, normal people on craigslist. After a while the scammers/fakes are too obvious to even waste your time.
When I list something for sale, I respond to real emails, from real people with my phone number, tell them to call me, the ones that don't weren't interested anyway.