All,
I'm have my Dano '63 RI bass on CL locally, and I received the very strange email reply (below) along with a link (which I did not copy).
You really have to be careful, because the email appears in my Inbox as a reply to my CL ad (with the ad title in the subject of the reply email) along with the active link in the body of the text. The text never mentions the bass, so you know it's a canned, auto-generated email reply. You don't want to inadvertently click the link (or hit "Enter" while you're in the body of the email). Who knows what happens next - probably ain't good.
I just wanted to pass it along for the folks that use Craigslist to sell stuff locally. Predators are everywhere.
Here's the bogus text:
Is your item still avaliable? And can I ask you a random question? Are you single or married? To be honest your listing caught my attention and I would like to ask you out for drinks. I can sense that you're in a rough times and I'm here to listen. Well, this is not my email but if you're interested, I have pictures of me along with my cell number on my profile. My username is "CupidLover" on there, it doesn't cost a penny to signup. Hopefully you're curious of who I am and don't be shy. I think you'll be amazed...
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These people need a hobby.
Steve