Albany Craigslist: The TRUTH About Those "Too Good To Be True" Listings! - OpenSIPS Trunking Solutions

However, and don't take this the wrong way, but i'm guessing you are extremely inexperienced when it comes to buying/selling online or on craigslist, because at almost every step where you say he seemed honest or seemed legit to me it read as a crystal clear obvious scam. Read also: Myaci: The Future You Decide – But Are You Making The Right Choice?

The rental housing scam is worked by criminals searching websites that list homes for sale.

Craigslist was intended to be a great place where people could use it as an online marketplace for all sorts of things but scammers have turned it into

The most common one will involve a too good to be true price and they'll tell you that they'll ship you the car (usually with some sob story about why it's priced so low and why you can't see it in person) and tell you that it'll be through ebay motors or similar. Read also: The Slayeas Leak: A Whistleblower's Explosive Claims You Need To Hear

I came across a craigslist scam today.

If you see an apartment listing too good to be true (1br $650) they will tell you to text them and when you do they will ask for you to send them a verification code from google voice that gets sent to your phone.

Craigslist may never rid itself of fraudulent activity.