Need help chasing down a Craigslist scam...

[Rick Denney]

So, after 10 days on the road and a late night last night getting home, I am awakened this morning far earlier than my intended arisal time by a phone call. The Redhead answers and passes the phone to me.

"I'm calling about the tuba in your Craigslist ad."

"Uh, what?"

"Yeah, you have a tuba being listed."

"No, I don't."

"I just clicked on your number--it's right here."

"It must be a scam."

"Okay, sorry."

So, some guy has posted an ad, which pictures something like a Yamaha 321, giving my name, address, and phone number, and attaching a $25 price.

I've flagged it as a violation of CL's terms and conditions, and I hope it goes away.

Strangely, though, only the one call. Nobody has any love for Yammies, apparently.

Is there a way I can find out who did this?f I've used the feedback form and sent a message to CL, but I have little hope that they will do anything. (I never trusted those peace signs.)

Rick "who never uses Craigslist" Denney

[cjk]

Sounds more like a practical joke than a scam.

Putting in the wrong phone number defeats the purpose of a scam.

[Rick Denney]

I've got some suspicions, based on the timing, that it was a guy in another forum where I'm a moderator whom I banned yesterday. So, a practical joke, but really more like a little revenge.

Rick "hoping it's the end of it" Denney

[Alex C]

CL should certainly have the IP address of the culprit. They should block him from CL as well.

The internet makes it too easy for people to act like an ***. It's like being in a car, surrounded by tons of metal, you feel like you can say anything to a person driving bad. It's a bad habit to get into.

[Rick Denney]

Did up know about the 321 on December 6th if you didn't than you are in the clear.

Huh?

Rick "please explain" Denney

[Rick Denney]

A nonexistent Yamaha 321 on the internet, I'd wager, is a lot less trouble than a nonexistent girlfriend.

So far, I've only gotten two calls, which I think is hilarious. If the jerk had put a $250 price tag on it, I'd be flooded, I expect. It's just too good to be true--the exact words of the second caller when I explained the situation to him.

The perp (if it's who I think it is) also registered my email address with a number of dorn sites. I had a dozen requests to confirm my membership all within a ten-minute period of when the CL ad was posted. And I had a report from a friend on a mail list that email to me was bouncing because of "violations".

So far, Craigslist has done precisely nothing in response to my flags and messages.

Rick "riding it out" Denney

[bearphonium]

Looks like you made the right call in banning that individual...

The only suggestions I have are ones you've tried.

[Rick Denney]

My comment was in addition to bloke's who referenced a Notra Dame football player who was hoaxed about his girlfriend.

Yeah, I read about that yesterday.

And, yes, the bannee fully confirmed the action by his subsequent behavior.

Rick "thinking tuba players are easier to get along with" Denney