"New Craigslist Dating Message" Phishing Scams

New Craigslist Dating Message Phishing Scams

The email message below with the subject: "New Craigslist Dating Message," which claims that the recipients have received new Craigslist dating message, 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.

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The Phishing Craigslist Dating Email Message

From: w4m s3x Notification <a55a9ybfypmnam2765j2g1@ bde6126.jarcardarmar.com>
Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 8:04 PM
Subject: New Craigslist Dating Message

You have received:

2 New Messages

From Craigslist w4m:

This is an automated response.

Thank you.

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

  • rotatively.xyz

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

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Oct. 24, 2016 at 3:39 PM by
"New Craigslist Dating Message" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Do you have to have an active craigslist acct to be able to receive these phishing emails?

Delete

Feb. 12, 2018 at 6:24 AM by
"New Craigslist Dating Message" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta, Indonesia

No, I do not have membership with Craigslist and yet I have received an almost identical email from w4m s3x Notification

Delete

Oct. 24, 2016 at 8:09 PM by
"New Craigslist Dating Message" Phishing Scams
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No. The scammers just send them randomly to a list of email addresses they have.

Delete

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