Does Craigslist Care About The Phishing Emails Sent That Claim To Be Them?

I am constantly getting phishings email from people claiming to be Craigslist trying to get my personal information. I've contacted Craigslist's abuse dept including the headers but they aren't acting on it.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on November 16th, 2011 5:24 PM

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Yes; Craigslist cares but in line with its almost total absence of fees operates as best it can with a tiny staff.

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