Foreigners And Their Scams

Why are SO many foreigners invading Craigs list. They send poorly written e-mails with the promise of a check for merchandise they never see.It is getting worse.Are people falling for their scam.What is the end result for the scammers...what are they doing?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on July 5th, 2015 3:39 PM

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I believe fair-minded people would not think "foreigners" in connection with scams, and I've never seen any evidence that immigrants commit more scams than natives. Regardless, you might want to review http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.

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