Craigslist Fun Part 3 (2024)

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What did the Jury Duty Craigslist ad say? ›

But what convinced him to join the jury off of his own volition? “I stumbled across this Craigslist ad that said, 'We'll pay you for your time if you participate in this jury. ' One of the requirements was you could have never served on a jury before,” explained Gladden.

Craigslist uses email obfuscation to protect your actual email address from exposure. When you click on the response button in the Craigslist ad, the site generates for you a Craigslist email address. When the other user responds to your message using this address, you receive the message into your real email address.

The producers of “Jury Duty” found Ronald Gladden — the jury foreman unaware that an entire fictional trial was put on for his benefit — via Craigslist. But everyone else in the courtroom was cast through a scripted process, albeit not one that casting director Susie Farris ever used before.

Anyone can list an item or service on Craigslist, which can make you more vulnerable to potential scams. Ultimately, if a listed item seems too good to be true… then it probably is.

The Dark Side: Scammers, Stalkers, and Setups. Scammers use Craigslist to steal money from unsuspecting victims by placing fraudulent advertisem*nts with incredible deals. Buyers are asked to send money orders or checks online, and after making payment, never receive their item.

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Is it safe to give my address on Craigslist? It's probably not a good idea. Sharing personal information, even something as simple as an address or phone number, could provide a scammer with a piece of information that they need to steal your identity. If you're selling something, try to meet in a safe, public place.

Is it safe to give an address on Craigslist? ›

FWIW your address is not a secret, unless you've gone through extraordinary means to protect it. You shouldn't worry about giving it out being a threat to your personal security. OTOH the "I'll send you a check" thing is a common scam on Craigslist, but you've been well warned about that already.

When you reply directly from Craigslist, your email address will be visible to the recipient. To reply anonymously, you need to create a free Web-based email address, which does not contain identifiable information.

The judge handed him a $100,000 check, a third of which would go towards taxes, which Ronald said wouldn't go so far. So, after the show was over, I wondered what he really ended up getting from this. That's when my cousin reminded me that because of “Jury Duty” he was bound to become somewhat of a micro-celebrity.

Marsden, 49, tells PEOPLE he's still in close contact with Gladden after filming — and after Gladden learned that everyone but him was a paid actor on the series. "It was really important to me, I was like, 'I can't end this and then go, 'Hey bud, that was fun, see ya,'" Marsden says.

Gladden quickly rose to fame with Jury Duty, and has signed a two-year overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios to produce, develop, and star in a variety of content—so you'll be seeing more of him around. Saddle up and take a ride on a mule to discover how Amazon delivers to customers at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

In the show's final episode, he is told that the trial has not been real and shown how the entire set-up has been orchestrated. He also received $100,000 (about £80,000).