Craigslist Incident Resolved!

Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by Nate in Craigslist

Craigslist ThievesIf you hadn’t heard, today Craigslist was in the news and it wasn’t good. Apparently someone had made a listing on Craigslist stating that everything at a Jacksonville, Oregon home was free for the taking. This same “clever duo” then participated in the “free offering” in order to steal a couple horse trailers.

What they didn’t know was that police could easily track IP addresses that Craigslist provided. That little lack of knowledge got these two thieves caught and booked.

Moral of the story – there’s no such thing as a “get-rich-quick” online scheme!

4 Responses to “Craigslist Incident Resolved!”

  1. karyn

    02. Apr, 2008

    Hi Nate

    I have used Craigs list, but I don’t think it’s very popular in Australia, I listed 10 different items and had 3 different enquiries, asking for my bank details so that they could deposit a large sum of money in my account and I could take out the money for the item they wanted to buy and then “could I please send the balance of the money to their family in Nigeria”!

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  2. David Moller

    03. Apr, 2008

    I was just thinking of trying an idea like that myself! Guess I will have to look for another way to get rich. Interesting article.

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  3. Nate Moller

    03. Apr, 2008

    @karyn it probably isn’t quite as big yet in Australia but you can be one of the “pioneers” to make it bigger.

    @David Moller let me know when you find your “easy money” :)

    FYI, I have worked with a client who has taken great advantage of Craigslist and eBay. Here’s what she has to say:

    I have had successes in two major areas during my coaching sessions. I have earned almost $8,000 on ebay and Craigslist, and learned a great deal about marketing on the internet with the first step of getting a website almost completed coming along well. This has been a tremendous confidence builder and has given me a great deal of incentive to continue the learning and the work. This is a new business area for me so I feel that I have made a great amount of progress. – Barbara F., Ontario, Canada

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    • Susan

      08. Jan, 2009

      Hi, Perhaps you could give some tips about selling on Craig’s list . For example what is a safe, secure method of getting paid ? Thanks – Susan

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