Sacramento

I received an e-mail from reader Deborah from Sacramento who said she was looking for a house to rent and received one of the infamous scam e-mails.

The fake scammer name used on the e-mail? Reverend Dago Villa.

It’s a good thing that this ad didn’t run in New Jersey or else my friends Antony and Mario might have taken offense to it.

Anyway Rev. Villa wanted the money wired overseas then would send Deborah the keys. Thankfully she did not fall for it.

It’s only when enough people are educated will these scammers be put out of business.

Deputies find stolen hard drives for sale on Craigslist:

Sacramento police were alerted to some 250GB hard drives being stolen. Police decided to look on craigslist and lo and behold there were some 250GB hard drives sale marked ‘first com first served’.

Police arrested 21-year-old Eduardo Quiroz who was selling the hard drives. Also arrested were Edgar Hoffman, 45, and Lynda Hoffman, 41.

Rental scam results in jail time, restitution:

At least one craigslist real estate scammer may see the inside of jail cell. 28-year-old Michael Eugene Blair of Sacramento, California pleaded guilty to charges of theft by false pretense. Blair was caught renting out an apartment that not only did he not own but was being evicted from.He’s looking at a possible year in jail and also faces fraud and theft charges in Florida and Colorado.

Now if only we could get some of the Nigerian scammers in jail.