I responded to a Craigslist ad for a new Honda generator for $500, and got a response back that I had to use a Green Dot Money Pak. I sent it, they sent back a confirmation, and then closed the website. I should have realized that it was a scam, but Oh, well.
NOW THE AD IS BACK ON CRAIGSLIST. C/L has been notified, but has yet to pull the ad.
FloridaNative
Palm Beach Gardens,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, November 14, 2013
I use CL's regularly and have never had an issue because I follow the very first rule in the list below, no exceptions. If you are asked to use a Green Dot card or money gram or pay pal or western union by a poster on Craigslist, then it is a scam. CL has an entire section on avoiding scams. Here, below, is the section that is prominately displayed on CL in that section:
You can thwart would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules: