Room for Rent and other rental scams
#268999 by Michelle Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:10 am
[email protected]

Thanks for your quick response, the unit is 650 sqft and the unit is fully furnished with every amenities you need to make your stay a lovely one and it has one assigned parking spot for your car if you have any.
To secure the unit for reservations you are to fill the necessary paperwork and make a deposit of one plus $800 security fee that will be returned back to you on your departure date if there's no damage in the unit.

If interested in the unit you can get back to me with your full name direct email address and phone number for detailed quotation and necessary paperwork regarding the rentals.

Thanks
Fred Collins
www.collinshomerentals.com
6179524482


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.

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