Quick tip: Watch for Craigslist Scammer's Hijacking your Ad

[Cory Binsfield]

Just a heads up for all the people out there who are advertising their units. 

There are some surly characters on Craigslist that like to steal your ad and entice people to send them money. 

The typical scam is the tell the person they are out of town and to wire money to there attorney to set up a showing. I have rented to people in the past who told me this is how they got conned.   

Here is my latest hijacked ad which I never even posted on Craigslist-they grabbed it from Zillow. 

My Ad posted on Zillow and all the free sites like hotpads, etc. 

Here is the Scammer Ad

Notice how they dropped the rent and added some amenities. I sure wish I had in unit washer and dryer!

If you ever see this happen to your rental ads, click the prohibited button and notify Craigslist. 

Unfortunately, I wanted to mess with the scammer and have not heard back from him yet. If the person responds, I will let you know. 

As a best practice, it is good to quickly scan craigslist when you post your rental to stop the scammers.