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How to respond to a Scam for room on craigslist?
Alrite I put my room up in my house for rent i got one of these people that say that they live in vegas but are in ireland right now and there compay is going to send me a check.
Ok well they said they might over pay me now what person would ever say that so i know its a scam
how do i respond to this person i was thinking along the lines that iill grab that check use that money to buy my monoply land and my monoply hotels
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Replying to a scammer to waste their time or (in your case) to gain something for the living room wall (!) is called 'Scambaiting'
It can be rewarding but is really not a good idea to do this using your home address.
Your scammer is not in Ireland, but almost certainly in Nigeria or West Africa, but that doesn't mean that he hasn't got contacts near to where you live.
(In fact there's a good chance that the cheque may arrive from Canada)
Do you really want to run the risk of a 3AM visit with a gas can and matches?
And remember these people are criminals and there is a lot of money at stake for a scammer - they do NOT like being messed around.
Unless you have a totally anonymous address to collect the cheque i.e. a workplace (and use a funny fake name like Orsson Cart or Moe Heekan and claim he's your accountant or something) you would be better advised to just ignore him.
Source(s): Scambaiter www.419eater.com - Anonymous1 decade ago
if you believe its a scam , best advice stay away from it . just dont contact them and continue looking for that room mate ..................