Freecycle Scam!

[babymakes6]

The chief just called me

He is going to head over to that address and just see what is going on. He said if I didn't send any money that they really can't do anything about it.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

This is a Benton address, not a Haskell address. Also, there are several Ellen DeFrank profiles in Fayetteville, Arkansas which coincides with the above post. The chief will have to drive at least 10 minutes to find out if there is anyone at this address.

http://www.whitepages.com/search/Fi...&firstname=Ellen+&name=DeFrank&where=Arkansas

 

[CheepSunglasses]

We were too slow. I guess she moved, taking Marleen with her

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/home-info/2138901367_zpid/

 

[Chicky Tocks]

zzzzzoooooommmmmm.....

 

[Nana2KJS]

The postmaster at Haskell should be alerted to the possibility of someone using this mailing address for fraudulent gains. That would be mail fraud and could be investigated by the postal inspectors. Not much would be done locally, but he could forward the information to his area inspectors. (I work at the post office, that's what we would have to do.)

These people totally work the system. We were interested in a shelby mustang gt that my husband saw in Florida last year. Same kind of deal... the car was in Nevada, blah, blah, blah.

Turns out the scammers had placed the ad (including a picture of the "Eleanor" mustang) in papers all over the country. Every paper was near a mustang restoration shop, so it wouldn't have been unreasonable for there to have been a car like that for sale.

 

[sandyj]

So how would these people get the money if you send it to this address? I must be missing something.

sandyj

 

[backdoorchicken]

does anyone have the original craigslist post from these folks?

if so can you post it.

 

[Gingersnap6]

So send a check from a closed account. And see what they try to do with it.

 

[backdoorchicken]

Quote:
the house could be vacant or lived in by someone else and these folks come and take the mail.

 

[babymakes6]

I've a elegant and adorable tiny yorkie to re-home.She' s loving,elegant and adorable girl,she is Healthy and AKC Registered and house broken.She will be a good companion and she'll definitely make a good home.

btw-it was Freecycle, not CL.