Posted by Herbster on August 23, 2009 at 21:45:30:
I get tons of this BS to. Almost all have gmail accounts. In the subject line I tell them to put XXXhome or they will be considered spam. I still get the spam but if I don’t see XXXhome I delete them. Herbster
Who’s Behind the Spamming of Craiglist Postings? - Posted by Don (VA)
Posted by Don (VA) on August 23, 2009 at 09:51:30:
I post some properties on Craigslist (as well as lots of
other places, of course), and periodically am hit with waves
of “responses.” All worded the same, all pointing to the
same websites.
Here’s a typical one:
Hi, I saw your cl post $13999 / 2br - bright modern
manufactured home**owner financing**available now
(chantilly). I have two people that live in the vicinity of
washingtondc interested in your property. Please add your
house to our site http://www.ziprealtyhomebuyers.com so that
the buyer may reach you directly with any question or
questions they want answered through our email system. Be
assured that as far as the picture of the house is the
actual one the ad shows, the house will be sold within
14days. After the house has been added please reply with a
link of the home so i can give it to the buyer. Have a good
day.
Of course there’s no site to post the properties on. There’s
a contact form to fill out for more information. Sometimes,
the link is to a site promising free help with foreclosures.
The network of websites are usually shielded, and the return
e-mail addresses of the senders are all gmail accounts. It’s
clear from the phrasing and links that a number of different
people are working from the same guru’s playbook.
Any idea who’s promoting these programs?
Who’s Behind the Spamming of Craiglist Postings? - Posted by jimi
Posted by jimi on August 25, 2009 at 07:11:37:
Q. Any idea who’s promoting these programs?
A. SATAN
Thanks all, especially Kristine! - Posted by Don (VA)
Posted by Don (VA) on August 24, 2009 at 17:02:56:
Thanks for the responses. It’s actually easier to track down the affiliate programs, since they have the numeric ID at the end of the address, but I appreciate that comment, too. Kristine: I’d heard of variations on what you’d suggested, but your approach is a lot simpler and cleaner.
Again, thanks all.
Spamming of Craiglist Postings? - Posted by Kristine-CA
Posted by Kristine-CA on August 23, 2009 at 20:17:52:
Don: craigslist has tons of people working it for leads for spam. The
best minds of my generation, and the best minds of my kids’
generation too, in fact. You’ve already spent more time writing your
post than they deserve.
Tip: I’ve sold property on craigslist and here’s my advice. If you post a
phone number, saying that you will not be responding to email, you’ll
be amazed at how few responses you get. So few craigslist readers can
make a phone call, it’s remarkable.
I also use a different method that might not work for you: Post the
property address and request that interested parties must drive-by.
State that, if they are interested further, that your phone number is on
a sign on the property. That eliminates just about every one else! Only
real players drive-by something to check it out AND call. I’ve sold
more than one property this way. It may not be right for properties in
certain neighborhoods or those that require a gate code, etc. But it’s
worked for me. Kristine
Re: Who’s Behind the Spamming of Craiglist - Posted by Shane O’Sullivan
Posted by Shane O’Sullivan on August 23, 2009 at 12:56:37:
Most of the time with site like that on Craigslist, the people get paid everytime someone signs up to that site or sometimes just for clicking on the site. And oh course there is really no way to back track it. And most of the time its for a bull@#$% site that doesn’t even really have anything to do with real estate. The best way to see if the people are probably getting paid for this, is when you click on their site if at the end of the webpage address there is a number on it. That way they can track who to pay. As to who is behind it, it is probably a long list of people. And most of them are not in the investing business and have no plans to buy or sell real estate, it’s just a scam for another website. When I get e-mails just like that, I just delete them and not even bother with them.
Re: Spamming of Craiglist Postings? - Posted by Lee
Posted by Lee on September 05, 2009 at 01:19:05:
One way that I prevent people from spamming me when I
post on craigslist is that I tell them to hide my email
address. I just have a link to my website where people
can go to fill out a questionaire or they can get my
phone number off my site. This has cut my spam down but
valid prospects still go to my website and fill out the
form.
Re: Spamming of Craiglist Postings? - Posted by DJ-nyc
Posted by DJ-nyc on August 24, 2009 at 09:44:27:
I have sold 2 houses, 2 cars and found 3 tenants on craigslist. I use multiple marketing strategies so like Kristine mentioned you have to filter out the clowns to find the real buyers.
DJ-nyc