Lexinton police are investigating a robbery on a man who sold items on Craigslist Tuesday in Lexington, Kentucky. Police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts indicated that the robbery was the third or the fourth instance of a crime committed that was hatched through Craigslist where people usually post items for sale or trade anonymously.
About 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police received a call from an apartment complex parking lot located on 3500 block Laredo Drive. The caller told police that he had posted on Craigs list some items for sale and had driven to Laredo Drive to meet with the buyer.
Upon arriving at the scene, the victim relates that two men pointed a gun at him and robbed him of several expensive items which include; an iPad tablet computer, an iPod MP3 player, the victim’s wallet and an iPhone. It is still unclear what items that the victim is planning to sell to the disguised buyers who turned out to be robbers.
Sherelle Roberts cautioned Craigslist sellers and buyers to only agree in meeting buyers in safe, well lit and busy places during daytime and avoid meeting in isolated places where no witnesses are around to help you in cases that it becomes a robbery instead of a simple buy and sell transaction.
“Don’t go to people’s homes or secluded areas,” Roberts said. “If someone is not willing to meet you in a public place … then you should not do business with that person.”
The World Wide Web can be a useful tool to trade items to other people, but it can also become a tool of criminals, that’s why extra caution is needed whenever someone deals with anonymous people online.
The BBB or the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota has warned the public to exercise caution when using Craigslist.org, an online personal ads service.
“There are certainly deals to be found online, but it’s good for both buyers and sellers to remember they’re usually dealing with people unfamiliar to them,” said BBB President and CEO Dana Badgerow. “There are risks involved and we feel it’s very important that people take the time to pause and consider both their personal and financial security.”
Craigslist has somehow become a source of good buys and deals for many people, just like in real life most Craigslist sellers and buyers are honest. However there are instances that it was being used by a few people to commit crimes by either duping, robbing or scamming online buyers or sellers alike.
The BBB has issued a few precautionary tips when using Craigslist:
- Deal first with local sellers and buyers
- Avoid wiring money
- Do not reveal your personal financial information and Social Security number
- Never apply for jobs that requires you to pay
- Home or apartment rentals should be checked in person before paying a down payment
- Strongly consider if it’s always worth selling an expensive item by comparing it with any profit you might make.
These are just some of the cautionary measures the BBB has advised those who are using Craigslist. While it will never deter those with intent on committing crimes online, it does lessen the chances of you getting scammed or fooled.
There has been news that the DST investor and South African media conglomerate Naspers has purchased a share at the OLX which the co-founder of the company Alec Oxenford and Fabrice Grinda has confirmed. Expert say that it is one of the best moves the Naspers has made this year.
OLX is an online free classified company similar to craiglist. Though the company is having problem with competing with Craigslist in the United States it is making its name internationally. It is the current leading website in Asia and Latin America. It has about 125 million worldwide unique visitors per month. And it is available in 40 languages.
Although the investment amount of Naspers wasn’t disclose to the public it was estimated to be in-between the range of $20 to $40 million. The Naspers also did buy out shares from the previous OLX’s investors, namely The Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners and DN Capital.
Seems like Jim Buckmaster wasn’t happy with the way Amber Lyon interviewed their founder Craig Newmark. According to Jim Buckmaster Amber ambushed Craig with surprised questions about topics which Craig wasn’t prepared to answer. He was supposed to be interviewed for his talk on veteran’s affairs which happened last May 20.
Jim’s feisty post was created after Amber Lyon requested to set up an interview with the company’s spokesperson or Jim himself. Jim claimed that Craig though he is the founder his is no longer in management and he is not the company’s spokesperson. And that it was not fair to ambush their semi-retired founder Craig Newmark with questions he doesn’t have a clear idea or he hasn’t prepared for. What makes Jim so mad is that the network was able to air the “misleading” piece a number of times. The CEO has no problems with the network but he was only attacking Amber Lyon.
Dove had been known for their campaign for Real beauty featuring real women with their real curves but their good image had been under threat when an ad for “Flawless Women” were posted on Craigslist purportedly by Dove. The ad seeks for women with flawless skin that is well groomed with nice bodies that are naturally fit and not too athletic or curvy. This is a bit too strict of a requirement from Dove and the ad had been scrutinized.
Dove’s spokesperson said that the casting notice hasn’t been approved by their team and they will take the necessary steps to prevent something like this from happening again. They appreciate that the ad was brought to their attention. The spokesperson also added that they believe that the images for Dove demonstrates that real beauty comes in different shapes, color and size as well as age and they remain with their commitment to keep this image in all of their advertising.
A media commentator also said that since the ad was written in almost all caps with exclamation marks, which is quite inappropriate and unprofessional, shouldn’t have been taken seriously.
Linda McDowell doesn’t know where to start looking for her 5 year old dog named Bo. He ran away when he got treated in a veterinary hospital after he was bitten by a pit bull. For some reason, he just bolted out of there and this devastated Linda.
She started putting up fliers around the clinic but had no luck, she even posted an ad on Craigslist on its lost and found section but didn’t have much luck until a woman named April Daily saw the dog as her own dog started barking so she looked out the window and saw this cute dog. He hides a lot so they couldn’t catch him and they couldn’t check his name tag.
They tried searching for lost dogs on Craigslist but thought there was no listing until at the last moment, there it was a picture of Bo. Her husband Shane started crying out this is the dog as it looks exactly like the dog that was hiding on the bushes. They immediately called up Linda and she went to their house and camped out waiting for Bo. Bo didn’t come back so she’s still looking for her dog who she said is totally devoted to her. The Daily family lives in Stetson Hills so he might be just near the area. Email Linda if you find him at LLM1168@yahoo.com
There will be a largest yoga class that will take place in Central Park New York, and one ad in Craigslist gives people opportunity to gain a VIP access on the said event for $200. But you can attend the event for free if you register at flavorpill.com/yoga.
They aim to create a biggest free yoga class that will happen on United States of America. The organizers expect 12,000 or more people to attend to event. Famous celebrity like Elena Brower a known yoga mistress and supermodel Veronica Webb will join the event. There’s also Donna Karan a world renown fashion designer and hip-hop artist DJ Spooky in attendance.
The event will happen on Tuesday, make sure that you come in early and that you have registered on their site. It will be one of once in a lifetime event that you shouldn’t miss out on. It sure is worth $200 VIP ticket event.
The star of the reality television series “The Hills” Whitney Port’s apartment Craigslist posting made quite a buzz among blogs. When she was interviewed at the Sex and the City 2 premiere night she informed the press that her Realtor immediately posted the ad when she said she possibly wanted to move. Her apartment cost $7,000 per month rent. And thanks to the media her ad was a sure hit and probably got an immediate buyer. Because the ad was immediately removed from Craigslist after the news spread like wild fire around cyber space. There were several blogs which was able to post link to the said Craigslist ad.
Whitney Port has her own show entitled The City where she’s the narrator. She is also a clothing designer, model and a television personality. She also used to work with Diane von Fürstenberg and was a Teen Vogue former fashion contributor. And she is said to be the new Carrie Bradshaw.
After the news about Lindsay Lohan’s assistant quitting her job there was a fake, a Craigslist ad which supposedly posted by Lindsay in a desperate search for her new assistant ASAP. The ad says she’s seeking for a new “assistent” that would be able to handle the other thing in her life so that she can focus on her acting and love life. The applicant must be available “27/4″ because some unexpected photo shoots with Dave Chapelle might come up. The ad also includes a skill in doing twitters. And on the last note of the ad it says “No paparotzis so don’t even ask unless you’re offering $$$$$$!!!!“.
The Craigslist ad is probably posted as a joke because of the young actress erratic behavior towards other people especially the media. She’s been having problems with her career and having frequent trouble with the law due to her vices and uncontrolled partying.
Studies shows that there’s a significant number of couple meeting over online site end up getting married about 17% according to one site, and choosing from the different dating website is very important. Craigslist might help you find the love of your life or other site which sole purpose is to help people find their match. Though Craigslist is a free advertising site it’s also perfect tool to meet other people. It is very important to choose dating site which is legitimate in order to make sure that people joining those sites are trustworthy, at the same time insuring your safety also.
But of course the old fashion way of meeting other people are still the best way to meet somebody to date, like meeting people through friends or family, school or work. Online dating only enhances the way of meeting other people and giving others a chance to meet their perfect match.
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