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3/24/08 at 12:02pm
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Oregon man's property ransacked after Craigslist hoax | Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington

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3/24/08 at 1:19pm
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

Wow what kind of effed up practical joke is that.

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3/24/08 at 8:17pm
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

Wow. It is amazing that something like that can (and did) happen.

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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3/25/08 at 4:15am
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I posted a car and some house windows on Craiglist about 2 weeks ago. I received 5 replies and 4 of them were scams. This one has "Sucker" written all over it.
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I am emailing you regarding the 2000 Ford escort zx2 I am looking for a car. I am wondering if you would be willing to set up a monthly payment plan in writting therefore i would be held accountable for the payments, that way there would be no problems. What are you asking down if you will do monthly payments? How many miles are on the car? Please email me and let me know something soon! thanks
Another said that they would give me twice the asking price after I exported the car for them. I think Craiglist is a great idea, but they will have to figure out a way to stop these scams.
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3/25/08 at 4:47am
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

The person that posted it probably had a gripe with the unfortunate target, especially if it listed some of the contents (such as the horse that guy had). Somebody must of known something about the target and his possessions (as well as address) to post it to craigslist. Sneaky, and I salute the creative juices , but a horrible situation now.

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3/25/08 at 10:53am
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I posted a car and some house windows on Craiglist about 2 weeks ago. I received 5 replies and 4 of them were scams. This one has "Sucker" written all over it.
Another said that they would give me twice the asking price after I exported the car for them. I think Craiglist is a great idea, but they will have to figure out a way to stop these scams.
I've had similar responses to a posting for a car a couple of years ago. Craigslist does display ample warnings about this sort of stuff on the site. Not sure what else they could do.

They are pretty good at policing what they can in my experience. Last year while I was apartment hunting, I would systematically flag every deceptive, bait-n-switch type ad I came across (a handful of times per ad), and they were gone within a few hours.

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3/25/08 at 5:03pm
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

Even though Craigslist, and the Internet in general, played a part in it, I can't believe anyone, including the lady with the horse, could think something like that was legit. Especially if you get to his home and no one is there! You don't just enter and start taking things. You would need a Court Order to do that, not a stupid add from Craigslist. Unbelievable.
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3/25/08 at 5:45pm
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

It was the lady who was going to pick up the horse who actually called the guy about it and it was then, the guy got word of what was going on...

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3/25/08 at 5:56pm
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

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Even though Craigslist, and the Internet in general, played a part in it, I can't believe anyone, including the lady with the horse, could think something like that was legit.

There are plenty of gullible people out there. So many people have fallen for the "I'll send you a counterfeit money order for more than your asking price if you'll Western Union me the difference" scam that banks started posting notices warning their customers not to fall for it.
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3/25/08 at 8:47pm
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It was the lady who was going to pick up the horse who actually called the guy about it and it was then, the guy got word of what was going on...
I think she left a note on his door and later, called the Police. But you're right. I"ll take the horse lady off the hook.
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There are plenty of gullible people out there.
I think greedy people is more like it. The thought of getting something for nothing causes us to lose grip of our common sense. This kind of reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry's neighbor goes into a coma and Kramer (who wants his vacuum cleaner back) announces that after 24 hours a coma victims apartment becomes a free-for-all!
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3/26/08 at 8:30am
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I can't believe anyone, including the lady with the horse, could think something like that was legit.

No kidding! I can't figure out if people are just that stupid or if they're just that big of a**holes to use a craigslist ad to justify stealing someone's stuff. Either way it's depressing.
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3/26/08 at 10:03am
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Why do I get the vibe that it was probably a disgruntled "ex?"

Oh, the pain that people like to inflict on ones they used to love.

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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3/26/08 at 10:43am
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> I can't believe anyone, including the lady with the horse, could think something like that was legit. Especially if you get to his home and no one is there! You don't just enter and start taking things.

Yes, especially if there's no sign or the like indicating that the stuff is up for grabs.
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3/26/08 at 10:48am
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

Just shows the whole "if you read it on the internet, it must be true" is still alive and well.
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3/26/08 at 11:39am
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Why do I get the vibe that it was probably a disgruntled "ex?"

Oh, the pain that people like to inflict on ones they used to love.
Hell hath no fury....and all.

" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".

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4/1/08 at 7:41pm
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The true motive has been revealed:

Cruel Craigslist Hoaxers Busted - April 1, 2008
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4/1/08 at 8:31pm
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That's awful. It's worse, really, than outright robbery because it feels like someone was specifically out to get YOU. I would be devastated if I was in that guy's shoes; any sense of privacy is just shattered.
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4/2/08 at 3:16am
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If a clever plan contains an element of unbelievable stupidity (doing this from the home PC ), is it still a clever plan?

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4/2/08 at 3:59am
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

Plan was clever (considering the two idiots that came up with it), implementation was pretty stupid.
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4/2/08 at 8:01am
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Re: Craigslist hoax..

It's all about the execution...

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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4/2/08 at 8:30am
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If a clever plan contains an element of unbelievable stupidity (doing this from the home PC ), is it still a clever plan?

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Plan was okay, implementation needed work.

As everyone knows, they don't fill jails with the smart criminals.

 

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