Fake Craiglist ad scams man out of own property [News]
March 25, 2008
A Jacksonville, Oregon man recently got scammed through a Craiglist ad stating that he had to leave town, and that everything must go. The listing also state that everything was free for the taking, including a horse. Robert Salisbury’s drive home revealed about 30 people scavenging through his front porch and barn.
The trespassers, armed with printouts of the ad, tried to brush him off. “They honestly thought that because it appeared on the Internet it was true,” Salisbury said.
Jacksonville police and Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrived but by then several cars packed with Salisbury’s property had fled.
Apparently the police department is working closely with Craigslist to trace the advertisement, and it is likely all those involved in looting will face prosecution.
Link (via Boing Boing)
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