Tag "Craigslist Scam"

5 Red Flags of a Craigslist Scam

Craigslist started in 1995 as a simple way for founder Craig Newmark to let friends know what was going on in San Francisco. Flashforward to 2016 and that one idea in one city now covers 700 cities in 70 countries and

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Craigslist Fails at Preventing Scam Rental Ads

In a recent study involving scams and Craigslist, the popular online listings service, Craigslist lost.  The study focussed on listings for housing rentals, and found that Craigslist failed to remove a majority of those that were fraudulent. RELATED: WARNING: IRS Will

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