So I just got a reply but I feel like this guy is some craigslist serial killer or something. It's sort of really weird.
"Hello,
Firstly i would like to know where you`re located bcus i would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip. I am in Australia so there will be no much to talk about than to give you the job description. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. When you get my mails / packages; you are required to mail them to where ever i want them mailed to. You don't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20hrs a month. I will be paying $ 400.00 per week. I need your service because I am constantly out of town. I will return back to the state real soon so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing. I will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the payment? Maybe you can provide me with the following details below;
Full Name:
Full Address:
(NO P.O.BOX)
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Sex:
Phone Number:
Age:
I believe you should read clearly and understand the terms / conditions attached to this job bcus i wouldn`t want any mistakes to be made at anytime giving instructions ok. Remember like i`ve said that your weekly wages is $ 400. I`ll appreciate you get back to me to confirm your acceptance of this job if you are the trustworthy person i`m searching for in less than 24hrs, thanks and till i hear from you real soon stay bless...
Thanks and will be waiting to hear from you soon...
Yours.."
What do you think?
Answer by Skyhawk
Scam.
Skip it.
They'll be sending you fake checks, which won't be discovered until you send them clothes/money.
Just take a look-
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Aos4g29i0TBX.bl42sMMX18azKIX;_ylv=3?search=craigslist+job+scams&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3B_ylt%3DAos4g29i0TBX.bl42sMMX18azKIX%3B_ylv%3D3&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAvZVFOdnJ2fPc.3Y071BeJwazKIX%3B_ylv%3D0%2FSIG%3D121261g24%2FEXP%3D1285779364%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=craigslist+job+scams
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