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Saturday, March 13, 2010

A sting waiting to happen

Does this look legit to you?

Here's another one from the same phone number. And here's the Google search for that number.

Posted at 1:41 PM | Permalink

Comments (11)

ROTFLMAO
Yup this is a scam. Years ago I did some professional photography and it was so hard to go against the huge tide of scammers just to get a few decent models.
The internets made parts of it obsolete but opened up many other avenues.

Just think. For free you can get a whole bunch of of girls to show up at a local pool to convince YOU to hire them for an easy job. The hot ones you pay a measly $15 cash to "assist you", semi nude and all the innocent touching and holding to "help" you around. Now the desperate ones... those you can just see how desperate they really are for free...

Oh and by they way... You look very hot. You know, I know how you can pose for some swimsuit shots and make even more money...

Posted by dman | March 13, 2010 3:21 PM

Anybody uses Craigslist should be smart enough to understand what the potential is here!

There has certainly been plenty of media coverage on the potential fraud exposure on this "free" site.

Posted by AL M | March 13, 2010 3:32 PM

Clicking on the "show more results from portland.craigslist.org" link in the google search, and you also get the guy's email address (and maybe his name): tr***********ry@yahoo.com

It's pretty creepy as he asks about age and insists on females.

Someone should alert the Mt. Scott Community Center and the Police asap. The police and the attorney general's office might do an investigation (if the creep isn't a local politician).

Posted by Doc Golightly | March 13, 2010 3:41 PM

His number goes to a land line in Camas, Washington (via www.theultimates.com)

For five bucks, someone can find out exactly who it is. Plug that name into Clark County's sex offender list, and you might stop a creep.

I'll do it within a day unless someone else does and posts the info here.

Posted by Doc Golightly | March 13, 2010 4:10 PM

I'm glad that telecommuting is OK for the Swim Helper Position!

Posted by Prep | March 13, 2010 4:13 PM

You guys should see the spam bots that troll Craigslist for phone numbers now. Had to remove my cell # from my "for-sale" ads, when I suddenly started to get a flood of spam TEXTS about, oh great jobs helping Big Brother save the Environment or whatever. I have to pay for texts beyond a certain amount per month, and once those bots have your number....it's most irritating.

Posted by ex-cabbie | March 13, 2010 5:48 PM

Uh, no. Not legit. Which saddens me as I found my husband on Craiglist so I'v always been such a believer. But it's just not the same site these days.

Posted by Edie Rogoway Van Ness | March 13, 2010 8:56 PM

Most scam ads are dead giveaways. Here are a few common sense clues:

1. Offer is always too good to be true, plays on personal greed, and/or sounds slightly illegal.

2. Help wanted ads look more like sales pitches and almost always contain some or all of the "FUGI" factor: Fear of loss, Urgency, Greed, and Indifference.

3. Poster has a hard time with English spelling, grammar, and conversational skills.

4. Offer is usually vague, leaves out important information, and has unusual requirements.

5. A quick google search of the phone number, email address, or other information turns up interesting results.

This ad meets all of the above.

Posted by Anthony | March 14, 2010 4:02 AM

A scam for sure, but falling for it pays better in Utah where the going rate is $150K

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700016009/House-Majority-Leader-Kevin-Garn-admits-to-incident-with-girl-in-past.html

Posted by Grady Foster | March 14, 2010 10:14 AM

Hey, cool! You get payed just for attending tryouts!

Posted by Max | March 14, 2010 12:52 PM

No Edie, it is the same site. Just like the Internet, CL has always has its share of legitimate uses and sleaze, even when you were husband-hunting.

And Max, just like "laid," "paid" is spelled without a "y," both of which can result from attending these tryouts.

Posted by Pete Buick | March 14, 2010 2:12 PM

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