http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004303807_craigslist25m.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004302237_webhoax24m.html
There are two links, but it's the same story.
A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.
The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a horse, were free for the taking, said Jackson County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Colin Fagan.
But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house to claim his horse.
and
Detectives have contacted Craigslist's legal team to try to trace the ad.
Meanwhile, Salisbury could not even relax on his porch swing.
Someone took it.
*Related article about woman charged in a similar crime (not this one):
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003710460_craigslist17m.html
I think I'll be putting a note on my door that nothing in my home is free to take!!!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004302237_webhoax24m.html
There are two links, but it's the same story.
A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.
The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a horse, were free for the taking, said Jackson County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Colin Fagan.
But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house to claim his horse.
and
Detectives have contacted Craigslist's legal team to try to trace the ad.
Meanwhile, Salisbury could not even relax on his porch swing.
Someone took it.
*Related article about woman charged in a similar crime (not this one):
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003710460_craigslist17m.html
I think I'll be putting a note on my door that nothing in my home is free to take!!!