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July 24th, 2009, 10:51 PM
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Annoying Craigslist Scam
In my never ending quest to try "new things" I decided to post an ad on Craigslist as I am out of the town I live in for the weekend and wouldn't have minded either a date or a hook-up with a new lady.
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 I immediately canceled it, and this was the best part - they try to get you to sign up for some $19.95 deal as you are canceling, and the second time there's a timer and it says if you don't click "no thanks" in 20 seconds they will sign you up for whatever choice happens to be clicked! Total effin bull shite!I write back out of frustration: Quote:
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About a half hour later I get a "response" to my ad that is almost the exact same wording as the one I got before the whole shmozzle with Amber with the same freakin link (i.e. the first time some "woman" sent me the bogus link - before Amber and before I tried it). This time, however, the lady is at a different e-mail addy and is a different ethnic background...looks like a cut and paste job. So - a warning to anyone using Craigslist - beware the NSA secure site!
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July 24th, 2009, 11:26 PM
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Questions?
1) Did you get any real responses?
2) What is your shoe size? 3) What is your favorite cereal?
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July 24th, 2009, 11:41 PM
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2) ????? (stay the eff away from my shoes!) 3) varies by the week
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July 25th, 2009, 12:46 AM
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Come on dude. You didn't get wise after her first response? Never, ever, fucking ever, visit any site any one you don't know sends you. Especially some random "girl" on Craig's list. Who knows how infectulated your computer is now.
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July 25th, 2009, 01:39 AM
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Also, you should realize that all the information you've given this female automated script may be resold, and reused on you for social engineering and/or scamming purposes. Once a potential easy mark, always a potential easy mark. You should never be too careful. My cousin got charged for an age verification site for several months, when the site said it would only charge him this one time (I'm not sure why credit card companies stand for crap like this). In his case, he was indeed looking to enter a porn site, and it was such a small amount he didn't notice it every month (thought, his wife did notice it, but he didn't hide his porn habit from his wife anyway -- so it wasn't much of a problem for him -- but I could see how something like this could become a problem for other married men who do hide their porn habit/craigslist extracurricular activities). - Jack
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July 25th, 2009, 04:47 AM
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it's very common to get marketing emails even when you post sites to the regular dating side of CL. You have to learn to recognize them and then delete those emails immediately. I would say you get about 3 fake to 1 real on the "regular" side and 20 - 1 on the NSA side.
Last edited by the_untold_history; July 25th, 2009 at 02:13 PM..
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July 25th, 2009, 02:11 PM
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Reply to the First question said it all - nope
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I often pull 6 to 10 real responses when I post... What you wrote had no edge at all - it was a "Safe Guy" post. There is a sticky thread about not being the "safe guy". http://www.nomoremrniceguy.com/forum...ad.php?t=11544 I've been using CL to develop edgy humor for some time now... Done enough I have confidence to use it in everyday places. It was a lot of trial, error, and hard work... all you really need is a headline, zero to 10 words, and a photo. Woman don't know what to expect when they click to read the post... My better posts were titled:
I wear size 11.5 shoes, a woman who clicks on my post about Handling 11.5 inches is not Mary Poppins, she has pre-qualified herself to having an interest in sex. So what is your shoe size?
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July 25th, 2009, 09:00 PM
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^^^ Ahhh - now I get it. I thought you were razzing me about giving out too much background info. I will definitely try a more "edgey" approach next time I post a CL ad.
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July 25th, 2009, 09:02 PM
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Thanks for the warning...
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July 27th, 2009, 12:35 AM
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Yes - I have meet several
I use to meet about 1 every 3 months - normal woman - never someone I wanted to go out with. CL has gone downhill in the last year - I still find it is a good place to practice...
I got 7 replies for the Frosted Flakes post - meet 5 of the 7, that one was the best reply-meet ratio of all I have posted. I've used the 11.5 inches twice. I can't recall how many replies I got. Last time an older woman was begging to meet - we got to phone conversations and she really wanted sex. Also last time a black woman replied and she also really wanted sex... I really practiced taking the lead and asking her to do things. At one point I told her I use to be a boy scout and included a photo of K-Y and condoms. Never talked on the phone... I won't go into details of "I've fixed the Problem" one. Got about 7 responses from woman and 2 from guys that really loved it. Got to phone conversations with 2 - one fat, not really near me, other older and kept telling me if I knew what older woman were like? CL has been a playground for me to really practice humor and build some new habits - it worked for me and has served its purpose.. Sometime this week I am heading out to a bar with one of my safe people (friend) to start learning to approach the way a PUA would...
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July 27th, 2009, 06:14 AM
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July 27th, 2009, 01:08 PM
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I realize it's a matter of being persistent, but it gets way too disheartening to get one scam reply after another similar to above. Maybe i should give it another roll after i get back from the gym tonight.
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