Seller Beware: Your Online Ad Draws Scammers
We are instinctively cautious when purchasing from strangers, but scammers also pretend to be buyers. Learn to spot them.
You have surely heard the advice, "Buyer beware." This is especially true if you want to buy something from a private party using Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or another anonymous flea-market type of website. But nowadays it is equally important for sellers to beware.
Last month my mother put up for sale on Craigslist a gently used u...
