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by KenNLisa Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:51 pm
I got an email from the person as below. I see at least 2 or more signs of scam here. He spelled Circuit wrong and the English is not good either and it starts with "hello". Scam?
Hello,

My name is Martin Qwell on behalf of CircuitCity Electronics Sales and CRAIGSLIST.
We need someone who can post ads for us in the electronics/laptops/photo&video sections (in multiple cities and states).
This job is flexible, you can do all of the tasks during your spare time outside of work or school.
You must know how to post on craigslist. You have to use your own account.
You will get money for each post.
If you can do this reply us.

Prices we can offer:

10-15 postings - $10 for each post

Please reply us if you are interested. Thanks for your time.

CircuitCity

Martin

CircutiCity Manager
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by KenNLisa Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:53 pm
Second email after inquiring for more info...
Hi




We will give you all the details from the add,title description,price.You need to use the exact description title and price.You only need to post them on craigslist from your account.At the page with description you need to HIDE your email address so we can get all the inquires.We explain you how much we will pay for each post.You will get payed only for the post wich are visible on craigslist site.The items needs to be posted in your area.We make payments via paypal, bank transfer or money order.Attach is an archive with the items you need to post.Please wait 10-15 minutes between postings in this way you will not post fast and craigslist will not remove the ads.After you finish them send us the confirmation links of postings so we can check them out along with your paypal ID or your name and address for the money order so we can make the payment.Ussualy the payments will get to you in maximum 24 hours.If it is possible please add us on Yahoo Messenger : AUTOWIZE2011 is our ID for a faster communication.If you can start now to post we are online so we can confirm each post.If you can`t download it and open we will send one by one




Also here is the link where you can download direct the items you need to post: http://www.filefactory.com/file/cc3c29a/n/Items.zip




Note: You will get a 50$ bonus if you can start posting now.




Thank you




CircuitCity Electronics




Martin


On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:32 PM, @yahoo.com> wrote:

Do you supply what the ad will read? How do you pay your posters?

Lisa


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On Jul 5, 2011, at 10:20 AM, "CircutiCity Electronics"<[email protected]> wrote:


> Hello,
>
> My name is Martin Qwell on behalf of CircuitCity Electronics Sales and CRAIGSLIST.
> We need someone who can post ads for us in the electronics/laptops/photo&video sections (in multiple cities and states).
> This job is flexible, you can do all of the tasks during your spare time outside of work or school.
> You must know how to post on craigslist. You have to use your own account.
> You will get money for each post.
> If you can do this reply us.
>
> Prices we can offer:
>
> 10-15 postings - $10 for each post
>
> Please reply us if you are interested. Thanks for your time.
>
> CircuitCity
>
> Martin
>
> CircutiCity Manager
by Katharina Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:07 pm
Hi KenNLisa,
Well done - you spotted the latest development in auction scams.

More and more auction sites don't admit "sellers" with suspicious email addresses, for instance, if they come from Nigeria or via a proxy. That's why scammers need locals to post their fraudulent advertisements for them, thus making you an unsuspecting accomplice of their scams. Stay away from those "job offers".
by Justin Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:36 pm
It also violates Craigslist rules to post ads in multiple cities so it isabsurd a legitimate company would ask you to do this. Not to mention the fact that Circuit City went out of business a few years back but don't let the scammer know that it's better he ask people to work for a company that no longer exsist.

Thanks for posting this!

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