Experts Warn: Is Craigslist San Francisco A SCAM In 2024?

In the past few days, the utility said it has gotten over 40 calls from customers about the scam, primarily in richmond and oakland. The agency said workers will never ask to enter a home, and if. As facebook marketplace and nextdoor compete with craigslist as top resources to search for available apartments, were seeing a rise in the number of scam and fraudulent listings.

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Advertising on these platforms cost nothing so youll find a wide range of apartment types on it from single family homes to the larger new developments. We take a stroll around the city through fish. This week, my roommate javier and i started scouring craigslist for a sf apartmentand quickly realized its a battleground for scammers. Heres what weve learned (and how to avoid getting punked):

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