Scam alert!
I sent this to CL:
I replied to a gig post in the South Bend market: http://southbend.craigslist.org/evg/2182979712.html
I replied to email address
[email protected]
After I replied I found a very similar post at http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/evg/2182979618.html
It was so similar I knew it had to be a scam. After a few days (today) I received an email from
[email protected] asking me to verify my contact info at
***USERS DO NOT VISIT THIS SITE!***http://safeoncl.org/
When I visited this site, it mirrors the CL layout and asks me to enter my phone # and wait for a verification code to be sent to me. I looked up who is info, and it said owner's name protected by whoisGuard. I looked up the phone # provided by who is, and found a testimonial at
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-661-310-2107
from an individual who says they were hit up while gaming on-line. They visited the site and found it mirrored the Runescape site!
Please find out who set up this account and ban them! Also, should I contact my local police as this person is trying to commit fraud? Thank you.
The headline for these posts were:
In Need of Exceptional DJ
Again, I knew it was a scam b/c the two posts were so similar. And also both posts mentioned a rate of pay and said "You will be paid cash right after. Free food and drinks from our catering included, of course! If you do a good job, you may be referred to play at big events. "
Of course, I will accept an offer if I am available and I think it is worth it, but usually I will respond to an ad and eventually, if contacted, let them know my price is a little higher than what they are asking for. Most importantly, I will not go there without a retainer deposit, regardless of what the ad says.