Question about scams on craigslist?

[Kittysue]

These are money laundering and reshipping scams that will land you in jail while the scammers profilt from it

Never put a work wanted ad on Craigslist - legitimate employers never look there and scammers target people who are desperate for money

The fake check scam is money laundering. They will send you a counterfeit check using a real company's name and account number so the check WILL clear. You are then asked to keep a % then send the rest to buy something through a fake website that only accepts Western Union or Moneygram. Three weeks later the check you deposited/cashed bounced and you owe your bank the full amount of the check, and you are investigated by the police for bank fraud for depositing/cashing a counterfeit check

In reshipping scams, the criminals buy items onilne with stolen credit cards and hacked Paypal accounts, have the packages sent to your home then have you ship to a third party, usually overseas. When the person whose money was stolen files a theft report the investigation can only lead to one place - your front door since the items were delivered to you. Along with these, the scammers will also send packages containing drugs for you to ship overseas. If they were doing anything legitimate they would not use you as a middleman - they would have the goods sent directly to the end customer OR they would have an account with Mail Boxes Etc to receive and reship the packages for only a $5 per package fee

NOBODY has random strangers they have never met in person handle packages or checks from home