A comment someone made is important too: Denver Durham · 2 days ago This scam extends into real estate as well. We recently were taken trying to rent a house in Virginia Beach. The CL ad mirrored the legit listing from a real estate agency and even used their documents with letterhead. The price was slightly inflated and we actully did believe that added legitimacy. Of course, payment was requested by check to an address in the US. Lots of red flags in hindsight, but unfortunately they didnt add up at the time. When we arrived at the property weeks later the real estate agency had no record of our reservations. When we filed the police report they said that they believed it was originating in Nigeria and frequently get reports related to it. But considering the payment went to somewhere in the US, there must be some way to pursue the individuals intercepting the payments. https://nakedsecurity.sophos/2014/09/09/5-nigerian-gangs-and-their-us-accomplices-are-behind-most-craigslist-buyer-scams/?utm_source=Naked+Security+-+Sophos+List&utm_medium=email&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=826bda5c89-naked%252Bsecurity&utm_term=0_31623bb782-826bda5c89-454998393
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:29:21 +0000
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