Ughhh, I am having a hard time finding an apartment I can afford.
I guess I need to find a site other than craigslist

The ones that aren't scams get back to me with things like "someone just took it yesterday".

The other responses are all suspiciously similar.
"I just secured a new job here in England but i will be renting it out for a long time now as long as you want to stay"
"I am a professional and i am currently having internship with UNICEF"
"I am currently working with an Airline which enables me to travel allot and i need someone to be in the apartment and handle it well"
-- all excuses as to why they won't be at the apartment.

They also all seem to have the phrase "let me introduce myself", and do not ask any questions about you, the person they are supposedly going to rent the apartment to.
"let me introduce myself,y name is Lawrencia colding 26years old, easy going, Clean tidy, non smoker female.."
"Informations about me:
Name: Pidgeon Laura
Age: 22 Years Old
Nationality: British Citizen
Place of Birth: Kendal
Date of Birth: 28th April 1987
Sex: Non smoker Female
Colour of eyes: Black
Hobbie: Reading, Traveling, making research."

Some of them go into a description about how they got the apartment (inheritance).

Oddly enough, only one of the responses asked for payment via Western Union. All the others say to contact them for further procedure....
What are the odds they ask for money via western Union.

The security deposits are also rather high relative to the rent they are asking for....

I'd be wary of any e-mail that says "let me introduce myself", particularly if its followed by clean non smoker female aged 20-30.