So unless you have been under a rock somewhere you should know that Craiglist is being used by many to fraud people out of money. Even if you didn't know that, you should see the huge "AVOIDING SCAMS & FRAUD" link at the top of each page. If nothing else you should also see at that link that Craiglist has listed and talked about things to look for to spot a fraud.
* DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
* NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
* FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
* CRAIGSLIST IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
* NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
* AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
Now lets talk about a caller to Lex and Terry. He called in to say he had been had on Craiglist. He wanted to buy a jetski from some guy in Miami. The guy wanted half the payment, $3,000 wired to him. After which he would ship the jetski for free. The rest of the payment, $3,000 more, upon arrival of the jetski. Low and behold the guy wired the first $3,000 and never heard another word.
First off...looking at the craiglist scam link...they say...don't wire money. Second...only deal locally. So for the Lex and Terry listeners that means don't have things shipped! Come on! Now, lets think...is some guy really going to send you a jetski for free?? Just think of the shipping cost. Why don't you package up your refrigerator and send it to someone. Find out how much that cost. Probably more than it is worth.
I think this just goes to show that the Lex and Terry viewers are intellectually empty. They just sit there and hang on every word that Lex and Terry say. They don't think for themselves...they let Lex and Terry think for them.