I think I just got scammed...

[caseysmom]

She can't do anything to you your address is public and all she knows is you have a lamp lol...don't sweat it just ignore her. She probably just got credit from you clicking her link. Make sure your antivirus stuff is up to date but thats always a good idea.

[finn's mom]

I wouldn't worry about it at all. You didn't give her any money, or any real private information. Sounds like she might just use craigslist as a way to spam people, and it's probably not much more.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Okay, thanks y'all. I'm just paranoid about her having my address since my cousin gave someone his address on Craigslist to come get some stuff one time and then they robbed his house . But yeah, I guess it's already public information... so hopefully it will all be okay.

[Cataholic]

With Craigslist- i ask for their address and phone number first, and then verify it. If they aren't willing to give that- no go with my info. Plus ,with something like a lamp, i would have arranged to meet her at a parking lot.

[Freedom]

I sell on CL, and I arrange to meet them in the local McDonald's parking lot. Just 2 miles from my house, so easy for me, and right off the highway so easy for wherever they are coming from.

[Medusa]

CL freaks me out. I advertised on it only once for a garage sale and a woman walked in and said immediately "I need to buy that mirror!" She just pointed to the first thing she saw. I said "Ok, it's $3" Of course, she only had a $100 bill. She was pacing and sniffing and I thought "There's no way I'm making change for that bill. It's probably counterfeit". So I said "Sorry, no change". So she went out to her car, sat there for at least 15 minutes talking on the phone, then left.

I probably shouldn't say this but since some of you meet people in parking lots to sell an item on occasion, I'll take a chance. Not too far from me, maybe 30 min. or so, a couple of men were shot a few days ago. They answered CL ads for work and they were told that the road was closed so they got out and walked. Next thing they knew, they heard a gun being cocked. One guy ran but still got shot. The other guy wasn't so lucky. All that the bad guys wanted was to rob people. I just don't trust CL at all any more. I know, I know, people have successfully bought and sold items and that's fine. For them. Just thought I'd tell you about this so that your antennae goes up and stays up.

[Cataholic]

Medusa, that was SO bizarre, wasn't it??? One of the suspects was 16!

[pomtzu]

That's quite a story Mary, but I'm with you 100% on the whole CL deal. I'd rather drop something off at Goodwill or Salvation Army, or even set some larger pieces, like furniture and the like, out by the road for someone to pick up (which they always do), than to take any chances. There's too many weirdos out there with less than good intentions, and to me, those few bucks I might get from selling an item, just aren't worth the possible risks involved.