As an infrequent poster to Craigslist, I was caught off guard when I received a response to my post about my local Toastmaster club. They didn’t want to know anything about Toastmasters. They wanted me to tutor their child. After their second email I became wary when they did the following:
1. They didn’t answer my email questions at all.
2. They wanted all sorts of contact information about me.
3. They wanted to send me a cashiers check – a known bogus tactic.
4. Their English was terrible.
What I’ve learned is to be very cautious when you get an email response on Craiglist. Ask plenty of questions. Never give out your real email address – use the Craigslist email anonymizer feature. Never accept cashiers checks. Don’t be a sucker!
