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Westwood NJ, attention Westwood and other Bergen residents: the Westwood Police Department has seen an uptick in online scams through Craigslist or other social media platforms, targeting towns in the Pascack Valley. Apartments, houses, and rooms for rent are being posted with the intention of stealing your identity along with all of your important information.
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Belleville NJ, a Belleville man today admitted his role in a multi-state car theft and fraud ring, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on July 20, 2020, a North Pleasant Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report harassment. The victim reported an unknown actor posted a listing on Craigslist without authorization causing alarm and annoyance. The victim also reported an unknown actor was attempting to gain access to her Instagram account without authorization. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.
All actors are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Too bad Craigslist removed casual encounters.
This would be a great place for a quickie
And I like the video idea so I could post it on xtube too!
I’m glad to see forward thinking government for a change.
Maybe in the new garage we can have a few small “short stay” spaces
By Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on August 25, 2016 at 7:47 AM, updated August 25, 2016 at 11:12 AM
TRENTON — Two New Jersey residents and a Florida man are accused of running an auto-theft ring that recruited 14 others to scam people trying to sell cars on Craigslist, authorities said.
The trio — Luther Lewis, 38, of Piscataway, Tyisha Brantley, 36, of Scotch Plains, and Justinas Vaitoska, 39, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. — were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Mercer County, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said in a release.
Authorities said the operation used fake bank checks to buy cars from online sellers and flip them at car dealerships in New Jersey. The scam netted $107,250 from 10 vehicles, which had a total value of $248,650, according to authorities.
Lewis, Brantley, Vaitoska are accused of running the scheme from May to November of 2015. They sent others to pose as buyers for a payout of $300 to $1,000 per car, authorities said.
file photo by Boyd Loving
AUGUST 5, 2015, 11:25 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015, 11:34 PM
BY KARA YORIO AND STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITERS |
THE RECORD
Classified ad websites, such as Craigslist, can be an easy and convenient way to buy and sell goods. Once a purchase is agreed upon, however, the parties typically have to meet to finish the transaction. That is where the deals can get tricky or even dangerous.
When Park Ridge resident Jodie Delehanty put an ad on Craigslist recently to sell her car, she received a response right away.
“The guy was very interested,” Delehanty said. “I thought it was weird that it was so quick, but it ended up being legit.”
Just in case, though, Delehanty and her husband completed the transaction in an online shopping “safe zone” in the parking lot of the Hillsdale Police Department.
The Hillsdale SafeTrade Station — in the department’s lobby and back parking lot — is one of many safe zones being created by police departments and communities around the country so people can complete transactions with strangers after buying or selling something online. People do not need to be a resident of the town.
How to Spot Car Scams on Craigslist
Craigslist can be a great resource to find new or used car deals in your local area. In some cases, if you are looking for a specific model of car, it can be tempting to purchase a car from another region of your country or from a different country entirely. When you are browsing cars for sale on Craigslist outside of your local area, you must learn how to recognize and spot the signs that indicate potential car scams. https://www.wikihow.com/Spot-Car-Scams-on-Craigslist
SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions
by Declan McCullagh December 29, 2011 4:00 AM PST
The Internet’s most popular destinations, including eBay, Google, Facebook, and Twitter seem to view Hollywood-backed copyright legislation as an existential threat.
It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act “would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world.” Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argue that the bills give the Feds unacceptable “power to censor the Web.”
But these companies have yet to roll out the heavy artillery.
When the home pages of Google.com, Amazon.com, Facebook.com, and their Internet allies simultaneously turn black with anti-censorship warnings that ask users to contact politicians about a vote in the U.S. Congress the next day on SOPA, you’ll know they’re finally serious.
True, it would be the political equivalent of a nuclear option–possibly drawing retributions from the the influential politicos backing SOPA and Protect IP–but one that could nevertheless be launched in 2012.