Don't be tempted into a deserted parking lot at night with cash in hand.
It's just common sense, but you should always be careful when meeting someone in a parking lot at night – even if it's a church – when you have wads of cash in your pocket.
It seems that some people haven't been quite so cautious, and were the victims of a Craigslist-related robbery. Stafford County, VA police are warning residents about three men who have been posting ads on Craigslist selling a PlayStation 3 and an iPhone.
According to reports, a husband and wife went to meet up the supposed seller of the PlayStation 3 when three men assaulted the couple. The suspects fled the scene and the couple then reported the incident to the authorities.
Just fifteen minutes later, a man with his girlfriend went to the same location in the same parking lot thinking that they would be buying an iPhone. The man, expecting an iPhone, instead got punched in the face by one of the three men fitting the same description from the incident earlier.
It goes without saying that the market for electronics sales on Craigslist is pretty big, but be careful about where you and your money go – especially if the deal looks too good to be true… unless it's some guy trying to trade up his Porsche Boxster S.
(via Kotaku.)
"Alright, see you in about 10 minutes!"
"Alright, see you in about 10 minutes!"
No. I'll never let you come to my house. Crooks always find a way. It was suggested some time ago that you should never, ever, for any circumstances invite an interested party from Craigslist to your home. Lets invite crooks to our house, so they can case the place, and rob you blind while you are not at home. So now, it is common practice to meet somewhere, don't invite potential criminals to your home! You definitely want to meet in a public place, preferably somewhere there are many people around, and take people with you for heavens sake. There have also been instances where people were abducted by going to someones home!
Electronics ads will attract many younger people to the home of a predator. You must exercise common sense before you go running off to someones house you do not know. It is a shame it is this way these days, but you just never know about people anymore.
If you are going to use Craigslist, a little common sense and lot of care needs to be taken whether you are buying or selling.
LOL 15 minutes later? Apparently the cops didn't actually respond to the location/area to search for the bad guys eh?
Then there's the occasions when you sell a basketball goal or a piece of furniture. I can't move that before selling. And it in fact took 3 guys to take it. (well that's how many were there anyway, probably less could have done it)
If somebody doesn't have a paypal account... they're not legit.