COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Colorado Springs police officers are warning the public of a scam being advertised on Craigslist after a reported loss of more than $2,000.
According to police, a scammer posted a job in the customer service section of the Colorado Springs job listing page. A Colorado Springs man e-mailed the poster saying he was interested in the job, which turned out to be a secret shopper job.
He received a check via UPS with instructions to keep his share and forward the rest to another shopper in another state using Western Union Bank. However, the bank returned the check, saying it was fraud. Police said the loss was more than $2,000.
Craigslist now has a scam alert page that displays before users get to the job listings. The site states that job scammers often promise nonexistent compensation if a user fills out online forms with personal information such as a credit card or address.
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