What's a Craigslist email system?

Is craigslist verification real or fake?

• I got an email from somebody stating they are craigslist and give a link to click to "verify" my account. Is it real or fake? This is what it looks like: IMPORTANT - Verify your craigslist account Show Details ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams IMPORTANT - FOLLOW THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW TO REACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT !!! If not clickable, please copy and paste the address to your browser: https://accounts.craigslist.org/verified To have an active Craigslist account you need an email account, a IP address, and a phone number that has been call back verified. If these three do not match Craigslist will not allow you to create an account. When creating a Craigslist account an automated system will call you back to the phone number that you provided. The automated system will says "This is Craigslist calling your pin number is *****." You have to enter this pin number to activate the Craigslist account online! WARNING!! *** WARNING!! *** WARNING!! *** WARNING!! Please be wary of distant 'buyers' responding to your ad! Many sellers receive replies from scammers hoping to defraud them through schemes involving counterfeit cashier's checks and/or wire transfers. These checks will clear the bank, but the person cashing the check will be held responsible when the fraud is discovered. More info on scams can be found at this web address: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams Thanks for using craigslist!

• Answer:

  Try to verify email address sender with free email trackers: http://www.ip-address.org/tracker/trace-email.php http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/email-tracking/email-header.php http://www.find-ip-address.org/email-search/find-email.php Good luck!