FRAUD ALERT: CRAIGSLIST MEMBERSHIP SCAM

20 January 2010 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Nicole Thompson

Advertisements have been posted nationwide on Craigslist requesting that credit union members help non-members qualify for membership. The ads offer $75 or more for assistance. These advertisements are scam. Credit union members do not receive the promised money for helping non-members gain membership and in some cases their membership numbers are compromised. Ad examples follow.

If you're a ABC Credit Union Member MAKE SOME EXTRA $$
This is NOT a scam! I am willing to call you and discuss extensively! I need a ABC Credit Union member to sponsor me into the credit union. I am willing to pay $100 USD for thi service. Please e-mail me and we can discuss in detail. This is a one-day process and I want to become a member for investment account/interest rate purposes.

Need to find a XYZ Credit Union Member
I was just approved for a Visa credit card with XYZ Federal Credit Union and they called me and said that they cannot process the application if I do not know any existing member or if I am not employed at one of the listed companies they have. To become a member you have to know a member. So now my app is on hold until I can find someone who is already a member. If you know someone, please tell them to contact me. I am willing to pay $500. And all they ask for is the member's name and membership number. Thanks