Comments on: Craigslist Credit Score Affiliate Scam

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:28:16 +0000

THANK YOU for your post! I received a job offer from them and I thought it was fishy that he didn’t have the “www” in his website address. I’m in the same situation as “lyttleton”

So, thanks for confirming my suspicions. I usually get scam job offers that are from outside the US, and don’t even have a website set-up (and that make you fill out a stupid list of questions)

By: lyttleton

lyttleton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:46:57 +0000

This was a helpful post. I actually ran across a similar situation but with a job opportunity. The man has a very basic website (www.homegiants.com) for a real estate agency and he’s looking for an office assistant. After submitting a resume via his site, he contacted me a couple days later, asking for my credit score and sending me a link to the free sites. Now, a legitimate business man should know that the government allows everyone to freely get a credit report once a year and you don’t need to use those sites. So that was my first big clue. I couldn’t figure out how the scam benefited him though so I searched around and I found your blog. Your reasoning makes sense, but since I know my credit score, I submitted the number without doing the credit report sites (really, they’re scams in themselves). Now we’ll see what his next move is.
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By: Journey

Journey — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:41:15 +0000

There are an outrageous amount of Craigslist scams lately. It is making me not want to use the website. Currently, I am apartment hunting and I am experiencing the same things as your sister. Journey’s last blog post: Why I considered getting a PhD…

By: Dad

Dad — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:27:29 +0000

Good analysis. I’ve come to reject all free trials. It sometimes gets me grief from a telemarketer (from a company I do business with so Do Not Call Registry doesn’t stop them). But I’ve learned that as careful as I try to be about money, I forget to cancel the free trial before the money starts charging. Since it would go to a credit card, I may not notice very fast (I do, but others don’t) and let it slide into the second or third month and so on. If I don’t think I’m going to keep the service, I don’t get the free trial.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:52:21 +0000

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I think that there are a lot of these types of scams out there. It always pays to be on your guard. Kudos to your sister for questioning! And to you for being able to answer! Miranda’s last blog post: Are You Too Nice to Earn the Big Bucks?