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Craigslist is the
largest online classifieds website worldwide and very popular because it
is simple and loads quickly. About 8 months back , there were a number of
real telecommute jobs posted on the website. There were a number of
scam offers also posted, but an experienced person could easily
distinguish between a genuine offer and a scam. Earlier, scam postings were deleted by craigslist staff . It appears that their "telecommute" or "work at home jobs" section has been overtaken by scammers. There are only a few variations of work at home scams, but unfortunately the staff has not been able to identify them. Instead, they have removed the option , "reposting this job is OK" Craigslist has now established an automated system for removal of postings. If several craigslist readers have flagged it for being inappropriate as posted, the post is automatically removed . They claim that "Approximately 98% of postings removed by flagging are in violation of Craigslist posting guidelines and/or terms of use:" Unfortunately, this does not happen and mostly genuine jobs are removed. In forum, a lady said she had started correspondence with a real company offering telecommute jobs. They had provided all contact information. After a few days, she tried to recheck the job requirement, she found that the post was removed. I had the same experience, I posted a genuine job and within an hour it was flagged and removed! It is obvious that scammers who want to cheat people by promising "easy money" on payment of a joining fee are flagging genuine work at home jobs. So Craigslist has developed a flagging system which only benefits scammers! |
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