We have gathered some examples of scams sent to users so that you can learn how scammers try to trick people into giving up items, money, or personal information.

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In a rental scam, someone on craigslist will list a property for rent to steal your money or your personal and financial information.

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If you suspect that a craigslist post may be connected to a scam, please send us the details.

The virtual footprint the craigslist killer left behind was what eventually brought him to justice.

If you have interacted with someone trying to gain access to your personal information, make sure to change your password immediately.

He’d left messages recorded by email providers and ip addresses visible to craigslist each time someone made a post.

Craig wrote software which could automatically add email postings to a site which became www. craigslist. org.

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Over time, people started posting items on the list in different areas, jobs, stuff for sale, and apartments, the latter in response to san francisco's apartment shortage.

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In this guide, we’ll cover some of the most common scams on craigslist sites and tips for keeping your money and identity safer.

Please flag any postings and emails involved and see our reporting scams page for further resources.

Philip markoff, also known as the craigslist killer, evaded police for weeks despite appearing on surveillance video footage in the hotels where his victims were staying.

Reports through the years describe craigslist's role in helping accused killers, rapists, robbers and scammers find their victims.