Woman's House Robbed After Fake Craigslist Post

flanksteak writes "The Seattle Times is reporting that a woman in nearby Tacoma had her rental property stripped of almost everything after someone posted a fake Craigslist announcement that everything in the house could be hauled away no questions asked. When contacted, Craigslist said they would release data about the poster if they were issued a subpoena."

Comments

They got this place too!

[Burdell]

Cleaned it out:

"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."

Just picked up - wait a minute...

[Tacoma_Furniture_Sal]

Uh oh.

Hi

[Anonymous Coward]

This is Rob "cmdrtaco" Malda.

I have to get rid of everything in my house quickly, and I'm gonna let it go for free in order to get it out of here fast. Please leave the computers in the back closet though, I use those for slashdot.

Thanks

Rob

Re:nothing you can do about this

[jbrader]

OK, I'm from Tacoma. I really love it there but it's not the kind of place where you leave your door unlocked. Ever heard of Ted Bundy? He grew up in Tacoma. The Beltway Snipers got their gun in Tacoma. One of the Watergate conspirators was from Tacoma. You lock your doors.

It's also the hometown of Frank Herbert and Bing Crosby so it's not all bad, but still.

That sounds like something I saw

[aussie_a]

That sounds like a Craiglist ad I saw, except that one was real. I know because I went there and took the plasma television. Funny how two ads can be placed on the same site saying the same thing, even in the same area.

Re:The Best Idea Ever

[afidel]

The one I pulled wasn't quite as mean spirited or destructive. I posted a picture of a classic Vette all over town with an ad stating that due to an unusual work schedule I could only be contacted between 2am and 6am. The price of the mint condition Vette? $6,000. Boy was my mark pissed off at being called at all hours of the night by people looking to buy the car. He never tried to pull another prank on me =)

Re:nothing you can do about this

[nuzak]

> You know the type -- liars, thieves, doles, and the dupes who voted them into congress.

I'm pretty sure the Doles are republicans actually :)

Mod me down

[Tablizer]

This user wants to be modded down. Please mod him/her down.

post a new ad?

[tilde_e]

Has the victim tried to post a new ad asking for her stuff back? The lost+found section?

Re:nothing you can do about this

[Sancho]

Pissing someone off does not make theft legal, either. Jeez, for the last time, it's not theft, it's COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

123 Main St.

[quokkapox]

Boy do I feel bad now for the poor schmuck who lives at 123 First St., Schenectady, NY 12345

I've been signing them up for junk mail, spam, credit card offers, everything for years now.

Holy shit, Google Maps says that that address actually exists.

Sorry, dude.

Re:123 Main St.

[sulfur]

I try not to harm innocent people and use support@microsoft.com for such purposes.

Re:The Best Idea Ever

[Guppy06]

"all you have left is a couple of dumb drunk teenage girls who have no idea whats going on."

I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter!

Re:Lots of vultures out there

[Chris Burke]

If pedantry was a martial art, you would have just knocked him across the room with a roundhouse kick, punched through his rib cage, torn out his heart, and held it aloft.

Shang Tsung: Fatality!

Re:Been there, almost

[Some_Llama]

I felt bad when i read your post as you obviously ran out of page breaks.. here are a few, they are good for breaking up long posts into smaller paragraphs: