I also got the exact same message from Shelly Hunter on 8/17/2010 regarding a Craigslist ad for a rental home in Belmont, CA. Hunter Properties has a website (only you can't get past the main page; silly me, I thought it was just my work computer not having flash installed), so I thought it seemed legit. I signed up for the credit report. A few hours after completing/printing the report, my inbox was flooded with emails about all the credit servies I supposedly signed up for; the emails say if I don't cancel all the misc reports within the next few days, I'll be charged $29.95 monthly for each service!
Got the exact same message about a condo in SF. I mistakenly got my credit report, but canceled the service immediately after. Upon figuring out this was a legitimate scam, I've filed complaints with IC3 and FTC as well as getting fraud alert put on all of my accounts through equifax's official site. Will also be making sure my bank stays up to date with my situation as well.
Notice, when the link is clicked it goes through a series of redirects, one of which I noticed was a site that specializes in affiliate marketing....
I just received an email from Shelly Hunter with the exact verbage. I just emailed her back today asking if she had other properties that I could look at since her email address said hunter-properties.net as well as if she could tell me the distance the property is located from the city of Las Vegas. Waiting for her reply. I have been flagging the listings on craigslist as prohibited. I kind of figured these listings weren't real since they didn't leave any real contact information about the property listings.