A man and woman from Elkhart say they were robbed when they went to South Bend to buy a vehicle they saw listed on Craigslist. $2,000 and their cell phones were confiscated.
Craigslist user tied up and robbed in Elkhart County
According to witnesses, a Craigslist deal went wrong when two men were held by a young man at gunpoint. The victims’ hands and feet were bound and their mouths were duct taped. Click the following link for more information: http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-craigslistusertiedupandr-90787384,0,7452991.story
Mother awaits file on slaying
The mother of a New York City woman killed in a Boston hotel by a man police say contacted her through Craigslist says she still hasn’t seen the evidence in the case even though the suspect killed himself in jail six months ago. Guzman, a 53-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic, said she fears her [...]
Jim Sanders’ Craigslist Diamond Sale Goes Horribly Wrong (Video)
A Washington resident was killed in late April after his attempt to sell a diamond ring on Craigslist went terribly awry. Watch the video below for more details. As this unfortunate story demonstrates, OkVerify can be used by both the buyer and the seller during a transaction as both parties can benefit from knowing that [...]
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Woman Says Craigslist Ad Offering Apartment Turned Into Sex Slavery
A Wisconsin woman looking for New York City housing on Craigslist made an agreement with a 45-year-old man living in Brooklyn: She’d cook and clean in exchange for free rent. But when she arrived this month, she told police, she was handcuffed to a radiator and made to be the man’s sex slave for eight [...]
Online Dating: Are You Flirting With a Felon (Video)?
Becky Worley checks out new ways to validate people you’re contacting online. We at OkVerify agree that background checks, while potentially helpful, may provide a false sense of security because every criminal has a first offense and background checks are an account of the past. Use OkVerify to prevent yourself from becoming someone’s first victim.
Online Dating Gaffes (Video)
When the profile pic doesn’t match the person, how do you react? Use OkVerify not only as a safety tool, but also as an exit strategy from a date that just isn’t working out.
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Beware: The Multiple Identities — and Crimes — of Jeffrey Marsalis
Online daters might expect a certain amount of innocent fudging in others’ profiles. And there is always the risk of encountering the gross liar, whose online self-description has as little to do with the real person as scrubs have to do with the ability to operate. But many of the women who dated Jeffrey Marsalis [...]
