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   Dan, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:54am

   
   

   It's also important to note that craigslist is eating into one of the large revenue streams for newspapers. What incentive to they have to not blame craigslist?

    

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   Evil Mike, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:56am

   
   

   Scamm...

   That reminds me of a (true!) story where several people lost alot of money on a "BFE Travel" company in Arizona...
   
   This speaks of the need for (ye aulde) "letter of credit" - a document which authorized payment for something upon one or more conditions. It could have been written on a conditional indicating successful habitation of said residence...

    

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   Heywood Jablowme, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:59am

   
   

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   Journalistic integrity should be a good enough reason. But expecting that is being optimistic to the point of foolishness on our part.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, May 7th, 2008 @ 8:18am

   
   

   Re: BFE Travel

   BFE = Butt F@$k Egypt Travel... lol

    

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   Overcast, May 7th, 2008 @ 8:18am

   
   

   What he couldn't have done the same thing advertising in the paper?
   
   Explain please, I don't understand why the classifieds in the paper would have offered more protection - has there never been a scam ran in the new paper classifieds?

    

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   Amaress, May 7th, 2008 @ 8:34am

   
   

   There's would have been an article if it happened in their classifieds.
   
   In their paper anyway.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, May 7th, 2008 @ 9:31am

   
   

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   I'd hate to say it, but expecting integrity is being optimistic.
   
   That said, this is either a failure in journalistic integrity at the "Pasadena Star News" or simply incompetent journalism.
   
   I vote the latter-- it's the simplier explaination. Expecting competence is also optimistic.

    

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   TW Burger, May 7th, 2008 @ 9:31am

   
   

   Craigs List is Blamed for Everything

   Craig's List is blamed for all of the things (scams, porn, prostitution, curb side car dealers, fake money order over payments, etcetera) that have been advertised in newspapers since newspapers have existed. The reason CL gets blamed is that the newspapers have an incentive to attack CL due to the revenue it has taken from them.
   
   Open any major city newspaper and you will find ads for "massage parlors", ads with 800 numbers on how to make millions in real estate, ads with several cars and a cell number, ads with claims you too can work from home and make $1200 to $2000 a week answering email.
   
   The newspapers know about these rip offs but take the money and remain silent. At least with CL other users can warn you if an ad is hinky.

    

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   troye, May 7th, 2008 @ 9:42am

   
   

   Pfft, only stupid people would read such article and blame Craigslist.
   
   The rest of us know that there are plenty of idiot journalists out there.

    

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    Petréa Mitchell, May 7th, 2008 @ 9:59am

    
    

    Another victim of newspaper shorthand

    I think this just a case of excessive headline abbreviation. It's pretty clear from actually reading the article that no one is blaming Craigslist, and the headline is supposed to be a shortened form of "Number of people known to have been affected by scam whose most novel feature is that it happened via Craigslist increases".

     

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    Al D., May 7th, 2008 @ 11:02am

    
    

    man, just last month i responded to a personal massage ad on CL and teh stupid 'hooker' took my money without exchanging services for me. idk man....on top of that she had some dude with her that broke into my car. you try telling your insurance agent how your car got broken into. all those places are the same, backpage.com / CL whatever....
    
    i blame them.

     

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    Jack, May 7th, 2008 @ 12:26pm

    
    

    Craigslist is part of Ebay

    So it is "Ebay's victims"

     

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    Porkster, May 7th, 2008 @ 2:14pm

    
    

    No care no responsibility

    So there is no moral responsibility for Craigslist, as long as CL makes money they shouldn't care what there site is used for.
    Lets hide behind legislation!

     

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    Brandon, May 8th, 2008 @ 8:36am

    
    

    Reference Point

    This reminds me of the horrific murders in California in the '90s that the media began referring to as the Yosemite Murders, even though none of them happened inside Yosemite National Park. It was the closest point of reference that people across the country would have knowledge of and unfortunately, that's what the media loves to use. If it's something you've never heard of, you don't care. But if you know what it is, suddenly you have interest. Granted the Yosemite Murders didn't actually blame the park for the murders so it's not quite the same thing, but visitation did drop off quite a bit at the park for the few months after the murders.

     

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    Robbed and Fooled w/ Sophistication, May 21st, 2008 @ 7:51am

    
    

    What can we do?

    I got lured from craigslist to ebay. I received vehicle protection program forms/instructions from this person online, which ebay says are fake. I was told I would have 7 days to review the purchase before my money was released to the seller. Money sent via moneygram and everybody is saying "oh well, sorry." I know there is something I can do, right?

     

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    John doe, Aug 7th, 2008 @ 5:29am

    
    

    Craigslist should do more tohelp people not get scammed?????????

     

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