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new CL spamming?

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I have my Volvo for sale and got a message from craigslist asking if I still had it and for pics. I replied with pics and get this as a reply almost immediately after
I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.

To control spam, I now allow incoming messages only from senders I have approved beforehand.

If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once I approve you, I will receive your original message in my inbox. You do not need to resend your message. I apologize for this one-time inconvenience.

Click the link below to fill out the request:

https://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/a ... 2128110b90

NO I did not click the link, figure its spam/phishing attempt/etc
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earthlink is kind of famous for having issues.

What they are asking is that you have permission to send mail to this user. AKA the safe list. I have never seen a safe list generated by a 2nd party before. It is usually done my the recipient themselves.
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Oh so its legit?
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Every time I post anything worth >$500 on there, I get scam letters offering me more than I'm asking, if I'm willing to ship out to their grandmother as a gift for his girlfriend, because he's overseas on a trip somewhere...
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lol I actually havent gotten any of those this time
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lol PP thats all the emails i get for my fish tank/supplies and extras. i always flag them. or my most recent favorite is "this is CEO of craigslist, you have been selected for a free ipad2, click here(<--- hyperlinked)" its sad how dumb people think other people are, but then again its sad how dumb people actually are and would click them like "OH NO WAY I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED ONE. OMGGGGG!!!!". like a friend of mine (computer savvy, so this shocked me he was this naive) clicked on and signed up for one of those google work from home pop up screens... dummy... got like $100 taken from his bank account with no work from home kit as promised
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You wouldn't believe some of the email scams I've gotten simply for being a combat veteran. It's quite sickening, really.

I decided to sell my beloved '94 Mustang Cobra a couple years ago on Craigslist for 5,000 dollars. I had one guy email me and ask me if he could make payments on it. I told him, sure - you can make one payment of 5,000 dollars. Never heard from him again.
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lol or he could pick up the car when he made the last payment
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El Scorpio wrote:You wouldn't believe some of the email scams I've gotten simply for being a combat veteran. It's quite sickening, really.

I decided to sell my beloved '94 Mustang Cobra a couple years ago on Craigslist for 5,000 dollars. I had one guy email me and ask me if he could make payments on it. I told him, sure - you can make one payment of 5,000 dollars. Never heard from him again.
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HAHA swimz
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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