Jul. 26, 2008 - Craigs List Scams |
Beware of Real Estate Scams
CraigsList is a popular online classified service that includes real estate for sale and/or rent. The majority of postings appaer to be legit. In fact, I've posted pending Open House dates there myself.
New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced last Thursday that an undercover investigation found a New York City company acting as an apartment broker used bait-and-switch schemes on Craigslist to bilk 4,000 New Yorkers out of nearly $1 million dollars.
The basic scam was the demand for paid up-front frees for credit report checks, etc. Then it was alledgd that the website was not updated and recycled properties were emailed to clients. If it happened there, it could happen anywhere.
Read the entire story on Amy Le's Blog on Homespace.com |
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Jul. 26, 2008 - RE: Craigs List Scams |
| Posted by Betty Grubb |
| Real Estate Professionals do not need the bad publicity and should alert authorities when something does not seem right. Betty S Grubb NCREL 180479 |
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Aug. 1, 2008 - RE: Craigs List Scams |
| Posted by Alex |
Hey, this is Alex from Arizona, I really like your real estate site. You know, last year I also had a website and I was also interested in getting sales and increasing my website revenue, this is kind of off the subject, but I just came across a company called Hot Search Marketing on a different blog: http://rateyourinternetmarketing.blogspot.com.
Have you heard about them? They're supposed to offer free seo and ppc management services and only charge for leads. I think this is awesome, and if it's true, I think you should check out their site at: http://www.hothelpsyousell.com.
Anyway, keep up the good writing and if you do try them out, shoot me an email or just write a post review about them.
I'll be coming back to your blog
Cheers! |
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Aug. 2, 2008 - RE: Craigs List Scams |
| Posted by Michael Adams |
Alex,
Thanks for the kind words. I think I'll pass on the "lead generator site. If is seems to good to be true...IT IS! I will continue to grow my business the old fashion way...hard work.
Anyway, please do come back and if you truely do like what you find here tell your friends.
Regards, Michael |
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