Argonaut: Don’t Be Fooled By Scams

After years of taking millions from gullible Americans, the scam artists have taken to Craigslist. The old scams aren’t capable of bringing in the easy money like they used to, so the scam artists have evolved and found a new tactic. The new scam involves taking money from people trying to find affordable housing. Moscow and Pullman are perfect cities for this because of all the students. The swindler combs through recent real estate listings and takes the information on the houses to create a Craigslist ad for a rental — one that is much less expensive than those currently available. After e-mailing for more details, the potential renter receives a reply asking for a completed rental application and sometimes the money for the deposit. After reading one of these e-mails, it is hard to believe anyone is fooled, but it happens/ Erin Harty , UI Argonaut. More here .

Question: Can you tell us about the last time someone tried to scam you?