craigslist crime blotter 4/17/09 – Funny looking Fresno scammer edition

Needham Sheraton guest reports theft after ordering massage from Craigslist:

A man staying at the Sheraton in Needham, Mass. was robbed by a craigslist ‘masseuse’ and a friend of hers after he *ahem* changed his mind about the massage.

21 arrested in Craigslist prostitution sting:

Police in Wayne County, Michigan arrested 21 in a craigslist hooker sting. For those of you keeping score it was 10 hookers and 11 johns. It seems the johns just wanted it more and pulled it out late in the 9th.

Man posts ad on craigslist, scams Navy sailor out of $5,000:

Police are looking for a craigslist scammer who goes by the name of Randy Crook. Fitting. Anyway he scammed a member of the U.S. Navy out of $5,000 in a used car scam. Crook is in Boynton Beach, Florida while the sailor is from Rhode Island. I haven’t said this in a while but i needs to be repeated. Local only, cash only.

Kent woman accused of advertising prostitute on Craigslist:

In Kent, Washington police say that 33-year-old Ayanna Raquel Wagner forced a teenage friend into prostitution on craigslist. By the tone of the article I don’t think the girl was underage.

Fresno PD Arrests Craigslist Scam Artist:

Police in Fresno have arrested 32-year old Olga Domingo for running a fake check scam. She’s one of the people who would send fake checks to craigslist sellers for more than the asked amount and would ask for the difference back. Take a look at the mugshot too. She looks like the little guy who sat next to Lando Calrissian in the Millennium Falcon at the end of Return of the Jedi. It also turns out that she was working for the Nigerians. She told police that she thought it was a legitimate job and her father says that she’s a victim.

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