Fraudulent Ads For Rental Property The Advertiser Does Not Own.

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Answer #1: Posted by SoCalWoman on July 7th, 2013 4:32 AM

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Craigslist has a little flag on every ad so if the ad violates Craigslist terms, is in the wrong catagory. or is spam you may anonomously click on the flag. Once an ad becomes flagged it is removed from the Craigslist ads, depending on type. A notification will go to the owner of the ad about the flag, if available.

The following link provides more information on flagging a Craigslist ad:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/flags_and_community_moderation

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