I know what you're thinking: "LOL all Craigslist = scam!", but hear me out.
My son picked up his pocket money job on Craigslist, and it's pretty much the only major place left to put classifieds into, so for sure some of you may be looking for jobs there. I'd think it to be relevant in this case.
Found it
here. Pulled out the relevant bits:
[quote]Here’s how the scam works. Stock traders, posing as employees of a fake brokerage firm, stole personal information from individuals who thought they were applying for a job through Craigslist. Applicants were told that they needed to provide personal and financial information to conduct company “background checks” – because the firm would be entrusting them with the firm’s money. The traders appear to have communicated with applicants only by email or fax.
According to a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), these scammers allegedly used the job applicants’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other information to open up online brokerage accounts.
After “hiring” several individuals, the firm allegedly sent funds to those individuals’ personal bank accounts using wire transfers from Russian bank accounts and a Western Union money order. The individuals were instructed to wire those funds from their bank accounts to specific account numbers – which corresponded to brokerage accounts opened with their personal information, without their knowledge. [quote]
The Western Union bit should have been the first sign.
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