Passing something on from Craigslist

[Thad]

This isn't me just so you know but it seems a heartfelt pleading.


https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/crg/4397180143.html


" I'm looking for Santa Rosa city school

yearbooks 2006-2008 for Rincon Valley

Junior High school and Cardinal Newman high

school 2010-2012. I'll pay you one hundred

dollars and another one hundred if I find

who I'm looking for. You keep the money and

the yearbook. Text Justin at 707-xxx-xxxx.

Please don't flag my listing, it is to find

someone and help them pay for college. "


What do you think, Is this a scam?

[Geoff Johnson]

This isn't me just so you know but it seems a heartfelt pleading.

What do you think, Is this a scam?

Could be ...

"Justin" should be able to find and review those recent yearbooks at the schools.

[Sierrarose2]

This looks like a stalker or someone who is otherwise a threat to the person that he is trying to find. If he had the person's name, he would be looking for them by name. If he had a legitimate reason to find them he would contact the police. The college education bit is an unconvincing reason, and does not make sense (why would you be paying for someone's education if you do not know their name, unless there is a reason (which we, as strangers, do not know) that you do not know their name.

The most likely reason I can think of to look for someone like this is if you were abusive and your partner got sole custody, moved away, and changed their families name. If this is the case, I would hate to be the one who blew their cover.

So no, not a scam, something worse.

I would like to request that Barry remove the phone number from the original ad, just as craigslist has flagged and removed the post.
[Done! ~ Barry]

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