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Step 1
Be leery of ads that utilize portfolio-type photos of people who look like professional models at work. Instead, answer ads that utilize realistic, not posed, pictures of people. Model-type photos are often copied and pasted to lure people to that ad. The person posting the ad may reveal their 'true' identity later or send you spam for certain services.
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Step 2
Be cautious in giving out any personal information (phone or address) until you've established trust with the person you are corresponding with. If you can set up a separate e-mail address just for responding to ads on Craigslist in case you attract an e-mail stalker.
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Step 3
Ask for a recent photo. Sometimes, people respond with an out-dated photo or one in which its hard for you to see them clearly (i.e. wearing a hat, dark glasses, long coat, or they are standing in the dark). Ask yourself does this look like the kind of person that I want to meet?
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Step 4
Never ever meet someone (in public of course) without seeing a good, clear photo first. Oftimes, how they describe themselves and reality are two totally different truths.
Comments
loudquiet said
on 12/18/2008 This article doesn't say much. Most of it is sort of "duh, yeah" stuff. I'm more interested in what to say.
loudquiet said
on 12/18/2008 Most of this is "yeah duh". I'm more interested in what to say.
saint12000 said
on 9/14/2008 i still can't respond to c-l ads i just get smtp error message, i don't know my server info (pop-3,etc.)pls help.R
Curlyone30 said
on 9/12/2008 I still dont understand how do i respond to an ad on craigslist.. HELP
jsmith21 said
on 7/2/2008 Why Craiglist is not a good place to find someone:
http://www.looking4lurv.blogspot.com/