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Craigslist rental scam hits Mansfield

Mansfield News Journal - Sun May 27, 9:35 am ET

MANSFIELD -- Otto Schmidt was taken by surprise when a woman stopped him while he was mowing one day last autumn.

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Craigslist Scam In Mobile
WKRG News 5 Mobile - Fri May 25, 9:52 pm ET
A home in Mobile is causing a lot of confusion. It's listed for rent on Craigslist, but it turns on the ad is a scam. The home is actually for sale and listed through Remax Partners.
Craigslist ad for tennis shoes leads to attempted robbery, shooting in Walmart parking lot
KHOU 11 Houston - Fri May 25, 11:12 am ET
HOUSTON—A man who thought he was going to purchase a pair of shoes found on a Craigslist ad got more than he bargained for after he was shot during an attempted robbery Thursday night. Two men went to a Walmart in the 3500 block of Highway 6 around 10:30 p.m. so one of them could buy a pair of tennis shoes listed on Craigslist, but the potential seller had other plans. The seller led the men to ...
Craigslist robber caught
ABC 2 Baltimore - Fri May 25, 12:51 pm ET
Baltimore Police say they arrested the man they say used Craigslist to rob people.
Expert: Craigslist crackdown left void
Boston Herald - Fri May 25, 12:30 am ET
Craigslist's crackdown on flesh-peddling ads simply opened the door for Backpage.com to become what authorities...
Craigslist seller fails to deliver $23,000 worth of livestock
The Log Cabin Democrat - Fri May 25, 11:55 am ET
Two women who paid a total of $23,000 via Money Gram and Western Union to a seller on Craigslist for the purchase of livestock filed a report last week after they said the livestock and equipment were not delivered as agreed upon.One of the women said she initially contacted the seller in March, when an agreement was made for three trailer loads containing 70-head of livestock --- ponies, mules ...
Craigslist ad leads to suspect in armed home invasion
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Thu May 24, 11:15 pm ET
An ad posted on Craigslist led to the arrest of a juvenile suspect in a recent armed home invasion in Ham Lake.
Marine recruiter arrested in Craigslist sex sting
Orlando Sentinel - Sat May 26, 4:54 pm ET
Veteran agreed to meet with fictitious stepmother and 14-year-old for sex A Marine recruiter from Kissimmee was arrested Friday after responding to Craigslist ad in which a detective posed as a stepmother offering sex with herself and her 14-year-old daughter.
Suspect in Craigslist robberies arrested at city library, police say
Baltimore Sun - Fri May 25, 1:06 pm ET
A man suspected in a rash of recent Craigslist robberies was taken into custody at a downtown library, where police say he was using a computer - possibly to set up more attacks.
The Internet Is Getting A 'Cat Signal'
The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News - Sun May 27, 12:08 pm ET
The Internet has a new line of defense against laws like SOPA and PIPA that threaten the web's free-flow of information: The Internet Defense League.
Local Realtors warn renters of a growing Craigslist scam
WWTI Watertown - Sat May 26, 7:48 am ET
(WSYR-TV) -- Local Realtors say there’s been a resurgence in Craigslist scammers and they’re taking aim at the housing rental market. The fake listings look legitimate, with the same details you would find about a house on an actual realty website. And though the ads on Craigslist look like the real deal, most will ask you to send a security deposit ahead of time. Realtors say that’s a definite ...
Craigslist Prostitution Ads Resurface in Some Places, Study Says
Bloomberg - Thu May 24, 9:09 am ET
Prostitution ads are back on Craigslist, according to a new report.
Craigslist hookup for shoes ends in shooting
Houston Chronicle - Fri May 25, 10:16 am ET
Investigators are searching for the gunman and are trying to determine what led to the gunfire.
Craigslist prostitution ads are back
WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Thu May 24, 12:33 pm ET
From Bloomberg.com: By Olga Kharif Prostitution ads are back on Craigslist, according to a new report. Craigslist, the online-classified ad site, eliminated a category dedicated to adult services in 2010 and shut down erotic services section a year earlier amid pressure from U.S. state attorneys general. That hasn’t stopped prostitution ads from showing up in the “casual encounters” and ...
Baltimore Police Arrest Craigslist Robber At Public Library
CBS Baltimore - Fri May 25, 11:18 pm ET
Police end their hunt for the armed robber posing as a seller on Craigslist. The man arrested apparently carried out his crimes in public.
Carlos Club goes up for sale on Craigslist
The Milpitas Post - Sun May 27, 10:04 am ET
For sale: San Carlos nightclub that gets the full police watch treatment. A week after the San Carlos City Council council rejected his plan to expand the Carlos Club, bar owner Fred Duncan said he is looking for a buyer to take the place off his hands.