**WARNING** **WARNING** **WARNING** **WARNING**I got caught up in a scam on Craigslist in April and as a result lost $2,500. I’ve posted warnings before and have received lots of emails from people in the same position. For the past few weeks I’ve been sifting through the ads on Craigslist and expatriates.com and have come across a lot of scams, mostly originating in the UK and Nigeria.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!
- Never ever pay someone via Western Union or other wire transfer service
- Trace the IP address and find out where the emails are originating. In your email program select "Show Full Headers", "Display Long Headers" or something similar. Select the IP address (it will look something like 90.208.149.203 and sits at the bottom of the header next to “Received fromâ€) and do a search on
http://www.domaintools.com - Be very wary of Gmail – it doesn’t show the IP address so these emails are impossible to track.
- Always ask a heap of questions
- Only deal with people locally if possible
DON’T DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:ÿ Ann Clare Collings (this is the person who scammed me, she also goes under the name of Tara Collings, Clare Collings and is linked to Hilton Kurth too)
ÿ Tara Collings
ÿ Clare Collings
ÿ Hilton Kurth
ÿ Sandra Roland
ÿ Edouardo Martel
ÿ Mr. Smith Rolland
ÿ Sarah Doyle
ÿ Sarah Hansen
ÿ Chelsea Bluessports
ÿ Jean Loux
ÿ Herrerias Stephanis
ÿ Mary Arteda
ÿ Alexandra Martine
ÿ Chloe Hourde
ÿ Anna Liffey
ÿ Diette Clemence
ÿ Nedved Henrick
ÿ Laurie Paucot
ÿ Diana Williams
ÿ Marie Millecamps
ÿ Laurent Bizet
ÿ Williams Harry
They use the following email addresses:ÿ
acli_paris@yahoo.com ÿ
cc_llings@yahoo.comÿ
hous-674055452@craigslist.orgÿ
clare_colli88@yahoo.comÿ
bibanke000@yahoo.comÿ
alex_88_001@yahoo.comÿ
sarrah_hansen_555@yahoo.comÿ
herr_step88@yahoo.comÿ
mm_2_sm@hotmail.comÿ
louxjean@yahoo.comÿ
dianawilliams66@yahoo.comÿ
paristrocadero@gmail.comÿ
webloveletters@gmail.comÿ
viproomchampselysees@gmail.comÿ
parisurmode@gmail.comÿ
arsenalport@gmail.comÿ
paris_flat_venge@yahoo.frÿ
w_harry112@gmail.comÿ
hilkurt_ryte@yahoo.comLOOK OUT for ads posted using
viproomchampselysees@gmail.com,
parisurmode@gmail.com,
arsenalport@gmail.com,
paristrocadero@gmail.com and
webloveletters@gmail.com….this person posts virtually identical ads under these email addresses every couple of days.
I have been trying to post warnings on Craigslist every couple of days but it seems that they are now blocking me. Craigslist is certainly one of the most corrupt websites I have ever been on. Craigslist refuses to post any warnings if the posting has "warning", "beware", "scams", "fraud", "alert" etc in the heading. I have to pretend to be offering a fantastic apartment and hope that people click on it to get my warning. LUDICROUS!!! Plus the scammers are now flagging my warnings and getting them taken down.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION refer to this very helpful website and learn how to protect yourself against fraud
http://parishousingscamwatch.wordpress.com/