A-hole had the EXACT same ad running in craigslist in Poconos- He's all over- HANG THIS A-HOLE!!!!!!!!!

Same in Columbus, Ohio ads!

fell for an ad this morning for executive assistant in New Orleans.

what do i do if i got the credit report he asked for? i feel so stupid!

Spinner, unfortunately you got scammed by the ol' "Credit Report" scam. Here's what the FTC has to say about it:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/09/creditrptalert.shtm

For what it's worth, AnnualCreditReport.com is the ONLY authorized source for the free annual credit report that's yours by law. The Fair Credit Reporting Act guarantees you access to your credit report for free from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies — Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion — every 12 months. The Federal Trade Commission has received complaints from consumers who thought they were ordering their free annual credit report, and yet couldn't get it without paying fees or buying other services. TV ads, email offers, or online search results may tout "free" credit reports, but there is only one authorized source for a truly free credit report.

Here is their official page: http://www.ftc.gov/freereports

Now, let's get your computer cleaned and protected. You're in danger from not just identity theft but also personal invasion of your computer. Here's what to do:

#1: Run a program called C cleaner. You can download it at: http://filehippo.com/

#2. Run a full virus scan. I use Avast but you can use whatever you feel comfy with. Also downloadable at http://filehippo.com/ (Try to avoid Norton at ALL costs!)

#3. Run a malware program. I use http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and I also supplement it with spybot. You can download Spybot here: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

#4. Run a complete defrag. This is located in the control panel of your computer.

#5. Re-boot.

#6. Change passwords but do so once you have run the scans and re-booted.

I also recommend to ANYONE that has even clicked on one of these scammers IQ, Credit, or whatever bogus links they send you too, even if you did NOT fill out any info and immediately closed the page, to STILL do these 6 steps, just to be safe. Sometimes all it takes is just a click from you to get to their site for their site to put a keylogger (or worse!) onto your PC.

Next, contact the credit/bank card company of the card that you used to buy the scam credit report stuff and tell them you were scammed and see what their policy is as far as refunds, new cards, etc... Every place seems to have different rules regarding this particular scam.

Better to be safe than sorry and then have to pay up the rear to get your PC fixed. I also do these 6 steps 2-3x weekly as regular maintenance to keep my PC running smoothly. Heck while all this is going on I give the monitor & mouse a cleaning, the keyboard an air dusting, and tidy up everything else.

A happy computer = a WORKING computer. :)

Hope this helps. IF you have any questions, feel free to contact us here at FlakeList.

Sincerely,

~FM