How To Locate Scammer On Craigslist.

someone posted an ad onto craigslist which included my address and apartment number and my name in the ad with a call to action to come over to my apartment. How do I find out who this person is who posted this ad.

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Answer #1: Posted by jdfitchett on April 21st, 2016 10:42 PM

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try and discuss this issue with a craigs list moderator, let them know that this ad does not belong to you and have them help find out who it is and shut them down

Answer #2: Posted by Odin on April 22nd, 2016 6:02 AM

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The previous answer is wrong, and you'd be wasting your time. (Sorry.) With its huge user base and tiny staff Craigslist will not take the time to provide help of this sort. The unfortunate answer is that you can't locate the scammer.

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