Craigslist Ad Almost Costs Man His Horse
By Ben Haber
March 27th, 2008
By Ben
Ben Worthen had a great story in the Wall Street Journal’s business technology blog yesterday about an Oregon man, Robert Salisbury, whose home was raided after someone posted a false ad on Craigslist. The ad was made to appear like it came from Salisbury, and said that he was moving and all of his possessions were up for grabs.
Salisbury didn’t find out about the free-for-all going on at his house until he received a call from a woman, asking if she was really allowed to take his horse.
Worthen writes: Salisbury rushed home, arriving in time to stop scavengers leaving with some ladders and his lawn mower. “I informed them I was the owner, but they refused to give the stuff back,” Salisbury tells the Seattle Times. “They showed me the Craigslist printout and told me they had the right to do what they did.”
Talk about a spring cleaning!
Entry Filed under: Digital Media Relations,Mainstream Media,Other,Web 2.0
3 Comments Add your own
1. Compaholic | March 27th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Funny story. But the people did not have the right to take his stuff even if a posting on craigslist said so as they said. A follow-up to this story should be interesting in how and if he gets his stuff back.
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3. RaceTalk | April 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
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