What Does It Mean When Your Account Is 'on Hold'-can't Post Ads!

I rarely post ads on CL, but now I can't because a message appears that says my account is "on Hold"! Help? what does that mean? I followed their guidelines and this hold has gone on for over 3 months now!! Why?

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Answer #1: Posted by lholman on November 2nd, 2011 8:35 AM

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It could be a scam, to get your password and/or get money from your PayPal account. Are you positive your account is actually on hold? Have you tried to get into your account from the craigslist.org site directly, instead of the email you received? My colleague received a similar email that he forwarded to me (since I handle our craigslist account), and I recognized it as a scam, since our postings are still up. Of course, if you really can't post, then it must be legit. In which case, try calling 800-664-0633, ext. 4357. Good luck!

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