Beware the Craigslist scam!
We do a lot with the Collegiate waterski teams. Coaching, helping with the tournaments and just making friends with the kids. We bumped into a couple of them in Olympic Bootworks by chance. They were excited by their vacation rental so the teams from four schools could all snow ski together. We were just getting up to our place at Squaw and arranged to make a few runs together tomorrow. A couple hours later, they knocked on our door. They were stuck with no where to stay.
They had set up the rental from Craigslist. Saw pictures of the house, got the address and paid upfront for it. Paid a lot (this is prime time) to a wire account. Even worked out the transportation so they had enough parking. When they got to the house, the current tenants who had a valid ski lease for the season knew nothing about their rental nor had they or the rental agency managing the property ever heard of the Craigslist contact. The wire account was closed. The kids were homeless.
The sheriff had taken six similar reports. It's sad that there are that many evil people in the world.
Seventeen kids that night! New Year's Eve, they found a party house and all moved there. The next night, the group scattered to other welcoming houses. We ended up with a few more back at our place - but a much more manageable number for the last couple days. It was an interesting time. We got closer to some friends, made some new friends and were a part of a real college education. An interesting story for all.
Eric
We do a lot with the Collegiate waterski teams. Coaching, helping with the tournaments and just making friends with the kids. We bumped into a couple of them in Olympic Bootworks by chance. They were excited by their vacation rental so the teams from four schools could all snow ski together. We were just getting up to our place at Squaw and arranged to make a few runs together tomorrow. A couple hours later, they knocked on our door. They were stuck with no where to stay.
They had set up the rental from Craigslist. Saw pictures of the house, got the address and paid upfront for it. Paid a lot (this is prime time) to a wire account. Even worked out the transportation so they had enough parking. When they got to the house, the current tenants who had a valid ski lease for the season knew nothing about their rental nor had they or the rental agency managing the property ever heard of the Craigslist contact. The wire account was closed. The kids were homeless.
The sheriff had taken six similar reports. It's sad that there are that many evil people in the world.
Seventeen kids that night! New Year's Eve, they found a party house and all moved there. The next night, the group scattered to other welcoming houses. We ended up with a few more back at our place - but a much more manageable number for the last couple days. It was an interesting time. We got closer to some friends, made some new friends and were a part of a real college education. An interesting story for all.
Eric
