How to stick it to Craigslist scammers

InfoWorld | Jan 27, 2015
 
Mark, one of my good friends, is best described as a fun-loving, good-natured, South African pirate. Like cult hero Captain Ron, he has few enemies and is loved by nearly everyone -- except for Craigslist scammers.
Mark is a deal-maker, a buyer and seller of many objects, quite often on Craigslist. I paid $1,000 for my used kayak; he bought three great-looking kayaks for $200. When he offers an item for sale, almost always the first people to reply are scammers. Even if they aren’t first, they're always the most aggressive.
 
But instead of ignoring or reporting their inquiries, he wastes as much of their time as he can. He figures if they're going to eat up his time and possibly bilk people successfully, anything he can do to slow down or frustrate them has to be good.
 
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