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"Craigslist Inbox Full - Received New Messages" Phishing Scams
Craigslist Inbox Full - Received New Messages Phishing Scams

The email message below with the subject: "United Nations Arbitration Centre Department," which claims that the recipients have received new messages from Craigslist but their inboxes are full, is a phishing scam. The fake or phishing email message was NOT sent by Craigslist, but by scammers, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into visiting a phishing website that will steal their online accounts' username and passwords, personal and financial information. Therefore, recipients of the fraudulent email message should delete it and not follow the instructions into it.

The Phishing Craigslist Email Message

From: Support k365sfxvvqh1 zj8bwrd479@3zkp4.ssl- certificate282501549.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:46 AM
Subject: Craigslist Inbox Full

You have received:

2 New Messages

From Craigslist w4m:

CLICK SHOW IMAGES ABOVE TO VIEW MESSAGE

This is an automated response.

Thank you.

The link in the phishing email message goes to the following phishing or fake website:

  • bestbedtimestoryz.com

But, the cybercriminals may change the link to go to other phishing or fake websites.

You can control your email box with the best email campaign software.

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Comment sectionComments / Answers (25)

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by an anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

My account shows these websites listed on my saved password files in my google account.

inbox.craigsljst.net, messages.craiigsllist.com, 210.craigslist.org-int.xyz.

I have no idea how they got there. How is this possible?

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by info

For security reasons, please change your Google password.

Delete


by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Now i'm worried. I received the msg:

"Dear user, Your inbox is full, new messages for your item. Read your Craiglist here:
tap to load Preview
hxxp://readcl.com"

And I clicked on it - unfamiliar with craigslist.... what should I do? Have I let those horrible people into my phone? I have an iPhone...

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by info

Clicking on the link will not give them access to your phone unless you have downloaded and installed some malicious app. If you did install an app after clicking the link, remove it.

And, if you attempted to sign into the page you were taken to after clicking the link, please change all of your online account passwords.

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by info

Received via email:

"I receive a text on my phone:
Your Craiglist Inbox is full, new messages for your item.
Read them here:

Tap to Load
Preview

Beware is "Phising" Scam from (609) 888-8164"

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by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

"f7afbptomu7042kyuk6uiv-d1fe088.echoswizardsdemigods .net"
Fraudulent support link disguised as Craigslist

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by info

Here is another phishing email:

"Sent: 28 September 2016 23:03
Subject: ATTN: Your Craigslist Inbox Is Full

You have received:

2 New Messages

From Craigslist > Casual Encounters > w4m:

Click For

This is an automated response.

Thank you."

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by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

I have received an email like the one above, slight problem there is no craigslist in England, so I have sent it to my scam blocker, but it is still sending because the email senders keep changing their addresses. The sender code is [95767488. 4584A7B292182DF 14913227-103 .06F.00000152.0254]

I hope you find it of use.

Yours,
S H

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by an anonymous user from: Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States

Isn't there someway to stop these? It does have my email address, where did they get it and how to stop this c**p. Been getting a lot of these lately. Craigslist Inbox Full.

CS
Craigslist Support <02371816.E81011DBD8 ADB19AA481D422716-453955- 103.0x6e.00000324.0121>

This message was identified as spam. It's not spam
You have received:

2 New Messages

From Craigslist w4m:
Click Here For Ad"

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by an anonymous user from: Mexico City, Mexico

You have received:

"2 New Messages

From Katie > casual encounters > w4m:

View Here

This is an automated response.
Thank you."

Delete


by an anonymous user from: Norfolk, Virginia, United States

What should I do if I clicked the link? It directed me to another site that I closed immediately, but I still accessed it.

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by info

Once you didn't submit your personal or financial information, download and install application, you are OK.

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by an anonymous user from: St Charles, Missouri, United States

"Your Craigslist box is full" is another spam email header.

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by an anonymous user from: Livonia, Michigan, United States

On 8/8/2016 I received the identical message shown in the scam alert.

I did nothing but delete it. Bottomline, THEY are still active, beware.

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by an anonymous user from: Seattle, Washington, United States

I just spent time on craigslist trying to unsubscribe because of them. Thanks for the heads-up!

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by an anonymous user from: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

I keep getting this email about Craigs list inbox is full, I just keep deleting it.

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by info

The emails are sent by spammers, who are attempting to scam you. Flag the emails as Junk/Spam, to have them automatically placed in your Junk/Spam folder.

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by info

Here is another scam:

-- start of scam --
'From: "action required"
Date: July 24, 2016 at 5:39:58 PM EDT
Subject: ALERT: Your Craigslist Inbox is Full

You have received: 6 New Messages

Staus: Inbox Full

From Craigslist > casual encounters > w4m:

This is an automated response.

Thank you.'

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by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

I get at least one of these a day and I've used craigslist for years and never found any type of message mailbox and knew it sounded fishy. Thanks for confirming my thoughts on the matter.

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by info

Here is another scam:

-- -- --
From: "Support" <6803c0nsumw2j4idwznzex- 7f77168.concentran18.com>
Date: July 5, 2016 at 7:35:50 PM EDT
Subject: Your Inbox is Full

You have received:

2 New Messages

From Craigslist w4m:

This is an automated response.

Thank you.

Delete


by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Received this exact email today. Thanks for the tip!

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by an anonymous user from: Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States

Just got one in Yahoo mail. Researched it first before clicking it on.

Google bought me right to this page.

Thanks for the heads up!
Appreciate it.

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by an anonymous user from: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

I've gotten a lot of these. I once got 2 of them in one day. Glad to confirm my suspicions that it was a scam. Thanks for the insight.

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by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

I received an email like that. With no link.

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by an anonymous user from: Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States

If they are in your spam folder, sometimes the links are not clickable, they have to be moved to the inbox, but don't move them, just delete them.

I just got this one today:
"ALERT: Your Craigslist Inbox is Full 'action required' "

I load them into my blocked addresses list every time I get a new one.

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