Statesboro Couple Cracks the Craigslist Scam:
Here's a couple that didn't fall for a craigslist scam.
Brent Waugh and Karen McNeany moved to Statesboro, Georgia in August and needed a roommate to fill an extra room they had so they advertised for a roommate on craigslist.
They recieved a response from someone calling themself Kate Edmonton from London, England.
After a month of emailing back and forth, Kate Edmonton said she wanted the room and was sending money.
"There were three Wal-Mart money orders in the mail, each for $980 which was weird because we were only asking for $350 a month," Karen said.
It wasn't the only weird thing. The woman claimed to be from London and an uncle was sending money from Canada, but the envelope was from Waco, Texas and the money orders were from Clarksburg, Maryland and the name on the money order wasn't "Kate Edmonton," but someone named "Jane Rawlings."
So the couple did not try to cash the money orders and basically ignored Ms. Edmonton.
When Karen and Brent stopped responding and figured out the scam, the scammer tried saying things like her mother was sick, she needed the money. Don't fall for it. Always be suspicious.
Good for them for being smart enough not to fall for it.
