Monthly Archives: May 2009

Ridiculously low rent/phishing scam on Craigslist

Tweet This is a brilliant scam. Post on apartments for rent sign with dirt cheap rent, then reply back with somewhat true-story sounding email (of course, the landlord is out of the country)… then ask the potential renter to email/fax back their personal info. Example: May the Peace of the Lord be Upon you and,Thanks [...]

LAX Motel 6 blocking CraigsList

Tweet Why? Who knows. My guess? Because of the escort service on it. THey probably don’t want the “special” guests leaving all kinds of bodily fluid all over the beds and ruining the hotel image as “cheap”. Come on, it’s Motel 6. [EDIT] Yeap, I was right… 1)  I pinged craigslist. Name resolves but packets [...]

Credit card ripoff scam – late fees

Tweet Last month, i got a bill with a tiny tiny entry in the itemized list of stuff I bought: “LATE FEE”. Hmm. I don’t even recall buying this product. Where did I buy this? I just cannot remember. Where can I buy this thing they call a “LATE FEE”? In fact, this isn’t the [...]