How to Buy a Car on Craigslist Without Getting Scammed
Admin
Article, Consumer, Craigslist
Originally posted by Jason Lancaster on The Huffington Post1. Assume that the person selling the car is a con artist (unless it’s a licensed dealer).The vast majority of vehicle fraud is committed b...
How to Protect Yourself From Scams and Identity Theft in the New Year
Miranda Perry
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, Featured, Listing Fraud, Video
5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9qxgHdnV4&rel=0 (more…)...
How To Spot a Fake Apple iPhone 5: Warning Signs to Watch Out For Before You Buy
Miranda Perry
Article, Craigslist, Featured, Listing Fraud, Mobile Services, Technology, Video
7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh_QdtdqyCM&rel=0 (more…)...
How to Avoid Fake Jobs on Craigslist, LinkedIn, and Careerbuilder
Miranda Perry
Article, Craigslist, Featured, General Consumer, Lifestyle, Listing Fraud, Video, Work at Home Programs
7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf_6jeJiOPQ&rel=0 (more…)...
Pet Scams Are A New Trend: How Thieves Use Cute Puppy Ads To Steal Your Money
Miranda Perry
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, Featured, General Consumer, Listing Fraud, Video
1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a265wgRxoo8 (more…)...
How to Sell on Craigslist and Not Get Scammed: 4 Great Tips You Need to Know
Stan Park
Consumer, Craigslist, Featured, General Consumer, Listing Fraud, Video
6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LsramaJXdU (more…)...
Craigslist and PayPal: Some Businesses Aren’t the Bad Guys
Team Scambook
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
8
Trying to figure out how to get rid of that recliner from the 90s? Post it on Craigslist. It's almost a guarantee that you will find someone out there who has a need for your junk. From an old motorcycle to ...
FTC Consumer Alert: Auto Loan Scammers
Team Scambook
Article, Craigslist, Listing Fraud, Scam Alerts
Can't make your monthly car payments? Auto loan scammers are on the rise, and they are scheming to bait you into falling for their 'too good to be true' ads like "No credit, no income...we'll finance you!"...
California Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Illegal Prescription Drug Sales on Craigslist
Sean Boulger
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, General Consumer
Do you ever shop for discounts on Craigslist? The popular website and bartering marketplace is a great place to find furniture, jobs and more. One of the things that it's absolutelynot supposed to be great for...
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Team Scambook
Article, Craigslist, Lifestyle, Listing Fraud, Work at Home Programs
2
As you may have read in some of our recent blog entries, you should call around and do your research to make sure whoever is asking you for money really is who he or she says she is.In the legal profession, t...
Dog For Sale Scam
Team Scambook
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
9
You’ve seen them skateboard.You’ve seen them in your neighborhood.You’ve gotta have one.An English bulldog, of course!Although you have never had a dog before, you think this is the perfect one.So you...
Buying a Car from Ebay?
Team Scambook
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
1
You want to buy a car and you’re tired of the typical runaround at a used car dealership.You hate the process of finding a car, haggling on the price, “checking in with the manager,” meeting the finance guy, ...
Mystery Shopper Scam
Team Scambook
Article, Craigslist, General Consumer, Listing Fraud, Scam Alerts, Work at Home Programs
5
You’re recently unemployed, searching job boards and posting countless resumes.Suddenly you receive an e-mail that you can’t pass up: get paid to go shopping.You e-mail them back trying to withhold your ent...
Scambook on Fox News: “Online Platform Obtaining Justice for Consumers”
Miranda Perry
Announcements, Article, Craigslist, Listing Fraud
Back in February, Fox News invited Scambook's director of marketing, Kase Chong, to share some helpful advice for consumers who may be buying or selling on Craigslist. Watch the clip online here. As Kase points...
Don’t Get Scammed on Craigslist: 3 New Anti-Fraud Safety Tips
Miranda Perry
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, Featured, General Consumer, Listing Fraud, Video
7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6DHWBu5CIE (more…)...
Super Bowl Ticket Scam Has Unlikely Happy Ending PLUS 7 Tips to Avoid Counterfeits
Miranda Perry
Article, Craigslist, Culture, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
Are you looking to buy last-minute Super Bowl tickets? Be careful. You're not the only one with football fever. Scammers are capitalizing on Super Bowl hype to sell counterfeit tickets and rip off both Ravens a...
10 Tips to Avoid Being Scammed on Craigslist
Miranda Perry
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
35
Craigslist can be a very dangerous place. Whether you're buying, selling, looking for a new job, hunting for an apartment to rent, or just giving away an old book shelf, scammers will always be thinking up new ...
