Lobby Hits Question

Anybody know of a way to contact the PO/webmaster of Lobby Hits? My account is suspended because the icons wouldn't load for me at least 1/2 the time so I clicked whatever.

There is no contact button anywhere on the front page or when I'm logged in to the site either.

this is the site I am talking about: http://www.lobbyhits.com/ and its owned by Ed Goettman.

Scammity SCAM SCAM (Craigs List Bushwa--Yes More!)

Gwen Peters gwenpeters@live.com
7:40 AM (59 minutes ago)

Thank you for applying to our job posting. You have been selected as a possible candidate for one of the open positions. The next step is to follow this link: Personality Survey Please fill out the form, confirm the link in your email, and take the short personality assessment. We will then be giving you a call to set up a time for the interview and to give you more information about our company. We are sure that you have questions and will be happy to answer them for you.

Have a great day!

Gwen Peters

Recruitment Manager

The Pinnacle Group

Oh I have some questions alright, like why the link in her email goes to "https://www.globaltestmarket.com/recruitment/join.php?lang=E&p=maxbounty&cid=35242&utm_campaign=maxbounty&utm_source=maxbounty&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=orangebling-E&redirect=false" and why if she really works for Pinnacle Group she's using a live.com email address.

Do you think she'll give me any answers to THOSE questions? I doubt it. Geeze louise! LOL

Room For Rent (YES, Again, or is that Still?)

http://bend-oregon.olx.com/bedroom-bathroom-for-rent-in-se-bend-400-00-per-month-iid-429726771

http://bend.craigslist.org/roo/3211669568.html this ad was flagged and deleted because OMFG I had the nerve to abide by the rules of MY mobile home park, which means FORTY AND OVER. PERIOD. Funny how the ad was up for 3 months this year and 3 months last year with its 'discriminatory preference' for all the world to see.

http://bend.craigslist.org/roo/3270715219.html corrected link with no discriminatory preference listed. GEEZE LOUISE!!

http://www.usfreeads.com/3179062-cls.html

http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/details/193275302/bedroom-bathroom-in-adult-community-utilities-included.htm

http://www.free-e-ad.com/view.php?id=23452

Who Has Paid Me In September 2012

Clix Sense: $5.97
Hillbilly Clickers: $2.04
Kool Klickins: $3.04
My Points: $25.00
Paid The Fastest: $6.77
Paid Viewpoint: $5.00
Pinecone Research: $6.00
Polar Bear Clicks: $5.04
Quick Rewards: $4.41
Combined Payout From the Patriot Group: $.64
Combined Payout From Misty Schoiber: $22.96
Combined Payout From Anthony Bishop: $9.03
Combined Payout From Heather Conzett: $6.58

Total for September (as of 9/30/2012): $102.48

The Bushwa Gets Deeper By The Day

Mary Johnson maryj673@gmail.com

Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me. My name is Mary 25years old from United Kingdom,and i am looking for a roommate or someone to share an apartment with for the whole year.. Well, I'm an easy going person with special interest in swimming. I don't drink nor smoke,no pets,I'm a very busy Women.Also i need to secure this room for myself before i arrive to the state as I'll be moving in with my luggage. You seem to be a very interesting person to be with and I must confess to you that you will enjoy staying with me in the house because i make people smile always.

I am a chemist by profession and i am currently working with St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT. I am married with a kid, although they will not be coming with me to the state,i will travel to London to visit them once in a while.

I will be coming to the state towards 2nd week of September for the next 6 to 7month and during my stay i will be working with the United State Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work. It will be a great pleasure seeing you soon,you can call me on our land line which is +447035907855.I will attach a picture of me in my next email , I think you should let me know a lil about you too,

Mary Johnson
Thomas' Hospital
Lambeth Palace Road,
London SE1 7EH Guy's Hospital.
+447035907855

FORTY AND OVER lol. It's not an apartment, its two rooms. She is a WOMEN, I guess that means she has multiple personalities? United STATES not STATE. And funny isn't it that the EPA doesn't have an office in Bend, OR. The regional office is in Seattle, WA which is a good 600 miles from Bend, OR. There is a EPA laboratory in Corvallis, OR which is still 200 miles away. Guess she'll be having one hell of a daily commute to her 'private research work."

The phone number is linked to a huge amount of scams found here: http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/447035907855

If she was actually working at Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road,London SE1 7EH Guy's Hospital, don't you think she'd send an email from a hospital email address not gmail?

I didn't even bother replying to this one. LOL.

TechnoTard Gets It (FINALLY)

So okay, I've had my mp-3 player for at least 5 years and never done anything with it. But now that I'm spending more time walking (and on the bus) there are people I'd rather not listen (not to mention THEIR music and THEIR cellphones LOL)

. I normally break new tech things just by looking at them, but I managed to download United Breaks Guitars (Songs 1, 2, and 3) (Yes, Dave Carroll, I paid 99 cents each CAD for them at your site LOL) and sync them to my mp-3 player.

Now I want to find Wide Awake by Katy Perry, anything by Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga, oldies (rock n roll), 80's 90s country and pop, soul and gospel (any year), jazz, Enya (actually anything other than most rap and really old country--by really old I mean Hillbilly Heaven). Am willing to pay but I don't have a lot of money

Yet Another Change to the Bushwa (But Still as Smelly as Ever)

Joy duncan pamwa11.t8@gmail.com via craigslist.org

5:35 PM (4 minutes ago) to undisclosed recipients ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

-- Good Morning,

I'm joy duncan By Name,I'm 26Yrs Old, Originally from The States But Not In the States since i was A kid, I stay In UK Most of my Life, But am Planning On coming Back to the states Now as am Through with my Education and My Dad Friend is willing to Give me a Good Job Out there,But am In need of a Place to Stay, And i would like to Know If the room is still available,And If It is,You Can ask away anything you wanna know about me,I will be waiting to hear from you soon,Take care and have a lovely Day.

joy duncan

Yeah, she's from the UK my butt. Can't capitalize the important things like her name, but sprinkles capitals all over the place where they aren't needed. Run-on sentences as well.

I just asked her what part of forty years or over she didn't understand. ROFLMBO

And More Bushwa (With A New Twist)

Diana Greatsinger dandg.star02@gmail.com

Thanks for getting back to me ... My name is Diana Greatsinger (F),I am 26yrs old,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and respectful of others. a non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama free. I graduated last year in France, I am single and have no children ... i do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with my roommate! i go to church every Sunday .I am coming for my Masters degree. i am from Spain,specifically Malaga, I was born in North Las Vegas in NV,my dad is from there too but my mum is from Spain...I went to University of Navarra in Spain. I speak both English and Spanish fluently ,am presently on research work at SC, am almost done.with that bcos its part of my prerequisite for my masters in Microbiology . I would have loved to call you but this is a remote area calls is hard to go through from here and i don't want to waste much time . Am really interested in renting from you and i do really love pets but i don't have any at the moment. I would have loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will also like you to tell me more about you and if you have garage or parking space cos I will have my own car come over, pls let me know the total payment of the place and more over I will send your email to my dad for him to email you later bcos he is the one that will be paying the bills but nevertheless,I will like you to send me your Full Name and the Mailing Address, your Phone number as well,so that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon as possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come . I will be looking forward to your email soonest. here is my dad number(702) 625-1539 you can text him only also you can email me on my dandg.star02@gmail.com so we can get to know Each other Better...more so i want you to remove the add on craigslist web site and consider it rented to me okay

Thanks

I wrote back and asked her what part of FORTY YEARS or older did she not understand. ROFLMBO

Asking me to remove the add(SIC) is a bit cheeky considering 1) she's a scammer and 2) I couldn't rent to her if I wanted to.

P.S..the entire email was runon sentences and poor spelling (especially for someone who brags that she speaks English fluently) and poor punctuation and poor grammar and even worse punctuation.

P.P.S. A Masters Degree in any subject from a community college? Nice trick if you can do it!

Anybody Want to Rent a Room? $400.00 per Month Utilities Included

Kathy Hawk trfhkelcun@gmail.com
3:03 PM (20 minutes ago)

Hi

I'm so glad to hear the room is still available for rent. My full name is Kathy Hawk. Here is little about myself, i speak both English and German, am single, fun, loving, clean, and respectful of others, don't do drugs. My father is from Germany and my mother is from US, am { 23yrs old /Female }. I was born in Munich Germany and i attend Hamburg University of Technology Germany i graduated 2yrs ago.

I'm coming for a long term stay and am ready to sign a year lease as soon as i get there but am presently on research work at Guam and will be coming for my master's degree starting from SEP but will be arriving SEP . I'll like to pay for the deposit and a month rent... I would have loved to call you but here is a remote area calls are very hard to go through, so please try and understand and also I'll would have like to come and check at the room before renting but am very far... but with pictures that will makes me happy.

I'll like you to tell me more about yourself and if you have garage or parking space cos i will have my own car come over, please let me know the total amount for the first month rent and payment will be done by via US Cashier's & Certified Check. So I want you to feed me back with the following details so that i can ensure you are ready to accept the payment.

INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THE MAILING OF THE CHECK

1* Full name :

2* Address {Not PO Box}:

3* City, State, Zip Code :

4* Cell number :

5* Month rent :

Waiting for your e-mail with the information requested so that i can forward it to my father to issue out the check for the deposit and month rent with that you can hold on the place for me till i come soon... Thanks

http://bend.craigslist.org/roo/3211669568.html

Please note that stated in the ad (see link above) is this: "Age limit is not negotiable, because this is an ADULT park (40 and over)" and this "Furnished private bedroom in clean and quiet SE Bend ADULT (40 and over, NO EXCEPTIONS!!) mobile home park"

In addition, the only college we have here is a 2 year (community) college with an extension campus for a 4 year school. There is no way in hades this person is getting her Master's in THIS town, and the closest university/college is 200+ miles away one way.

Just more of the bushwa! LOL

A Bit of Explanation

The main reason that I post these emails from the Craigs' list scammers (employment and room ad both) is that these people aren't just trying to scam one person. This bushwa (as my stepfather would have called it, god rest his alcoholic soul!) isn't sent to me and me alone.

The Craigs List job postings scams are being posted all over the USA. That's one reason why I get 5-6 replies from different people with different email addresses (and basically for different jobs as well) when I send one resume in response to a Craig's List job posting

. There are ways to tell whether a Craigs List job posting is legit or not. Poor spelling, grammar, and punctuation are usually dead giveaways to a potential scam. Extremely high salaries for very little work are another thing that should make your 'scam-o-meter' hit the red zone. Recently there have been a lot of postings that want something along these lines: full time/part time front office/back office receptionist/admin assistant. Yes all of that is one job title. A legit employer will post several listings if he needs both full time and part time employees. A receptionist and an administrative assistant are two totally different jobs, and one pays much better than the other. The scammers haven't taken the time to differentiate between them.

The room scams follow a distinct pattern. There will be a first email that is innocent-sounding enough; it usually asks if the room is still available, although I had one today asking if my apartment/sublet was still available. Once you answer their questions, you get a huge long email about how wonderful they are and how they are coming to the 'state' (state never specified though) to further their education. Then having convinced you that they are Mother Teresa, the Dali Lami, and Dr Phil all rolled into one, they say that they need your full name, address, phone number, email address, and other personal information so that their employer/father/friend/the man in the moon (alright, I haven't had one yet say the man in the moon) can send you a check for the room rent for the first month. The catch is that the check will be for more than the first month rental cost; you are supposed to cash that check and send the rest of the money back either to the person who sent it to you or to the 'flight manager' of the person who is supposedly renting your room.

The problem with that whole check scenario is that the check is going to be fraudulent. Your bank will hold YOU responsible for the total amount of the check plus any overdraft fees charged against your account when the check bounces. In the meantime the scammer has gotten the cash you sent them.

The room scam is also played out with ads for physical goods on Craigs List, and sometimes by the same people (or at least they use the same email address). They want you to take down the listing because they want your item very badly. They will send a check to you for it, and their 'agent' (who is usually in on the scam) will come pick it up. You need to give them your name,home address, phone number, and email address. Yes, the agent will come pick it up. The check will bounce just like the one in the room scam, and your bank will come after YOU.

I post the replies I get so that when other people search Google, Bing, or other reputable search engines to see if the replies they are getting are legit they will find out that they aren't. I learned to do this with my first Craigs List postings, for a large set of cocktail forks (not silver, but stainless) and a vintage creamer. I googled the email addresses and came up with a huge list of scams and attempted scams linked to those email addresses.