Recently I posted a message in the Barter section of my local Craigslist offering to paint a mural in exchange for dental work. I'm hoping to find a dentist willing to barter since I have no insurance, money, or credit. I've never had problems posting on Craigslist before, but yesterday & today I received replies from 2 different email addresses both with the same weird phony message. They ask if I were the lady/dude who sent/showed them a passage in some publication and provide a link to something that looks like a news source. Next they say they almost deleted it/put it in spam but tried it and got approved/qualified. Then they apologize for getting angry at me last Mon/Tues, say they can't believe "it" worked after all, & are going to use "that" to pay some bill. Both close saying "Cheers!" ? ? ? ? ? ? What's going on, what are they trying to get me to do? What would have happened if I had clicked on the link they sent? I sent a report to Craigslist about this, haven't heard back yet. I'm afraid to open any more replies to my inquiry, but am also afraid to miss a legitimate offer from a real dentist. What do you think?
We've had a scammer from CL contact us too, different msg. We also reported it to CL, still waiting to hear back from them....it's only been about 8 months now. good luck!
I get tons asking if I need money. Asking if I need a job, etc. I think a lot of them are those work from home scams. I just put them in my spam box. I don't think you'll ever hear anything back from Craigslist. I wrote them 4 months ago and never got a reply.
You may have better luck calling and asking dentist offices, or send a letter with pictures of your work... I had a friend who is a masseuse offer massages to her dentist in exchange for dental care for her family. She just called and asked and the dentist said yes!
Quote:Thats cool when people can barter for things like that. I wonder how many eggs it would take for a dentist visit¿
Quote:Thats cool when people can barter for things like that. I wonder how many eggs it would take for a dentist visit¿ Probably more than I could fit in my car!
