Rental Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2013-10-30 04:03:48 Rental Scam |  Pro Luxury Holidays Scammer Information Looking for a condo in South Beach, Miami. Fake company, Pro Luxury Holidays, get in touch with me after a request on one of this site: HomeAway, VRBO, Flipkey or Air BnB. The reply came directly in my email from the above company. They offer me a nice condo with -30 % discount with airport transfert.
They ask a wire transfert to a person name, not a company. No Paypal.
Nothing on ''google'' about the company even if they said that it exist since 1982!
They give me a ph… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Frombork, Warmia-Masuria, Poland 2013-10-25 18:42:26 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |   dvdlnll@gmail.com Poznań, Poland Scammer Information The girl wanted to rent a room and pay for it via PayPall. Then she asked me to help her out with dealing with Moving Company so she can get her staf to Poland. Below you will find an e-mail from
paypalserviceonline@mynet.com
The money she was to pay for rent and for Mover Agent fee has never come.
We will like to tell you that We have processed your money and it is now available and ready to be released into your Account. But in the PayPal transfer form filled by your ten… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Ourem, Santarém, Portugal 2013-10-17 19:35:02 Rental Scam | Untitled Rental Scam , ref:12959 Scammer Information Scammer shows interest in renting property that is advertised online.
Requests to pay by Paypal.
Requests for favour of scammed person to send money via Western Union or Moneygram.
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  | Anonymous Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom 2013-10-17 18:10:54 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +2 Craigslist rental scam -- 10 rue Saint Paul Paris Scammer Information this is rental scam in Paris -- self explanatory when you read the email -- was on Craigslist -- some v nice photographs of a flat came with it -- far too nice for the price -- also the person whose identity has been stolen for this has had details of her cv posted up, which is a little worrying -- I see now that the same address and much of the same email has been posted and sent to other people but with other names and biographical details.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Entroncamento, Santarém, Portugal 2013-10-14 16:39:36 Rental Scam | Untitled Rental Scam , ref:12815 Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-10-11 12:53:34 Rental Scam Gumtree |  want to rent a room, same form as other renting scam Scammer Information same form as the other renting scam, such as http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipsAnal/more_full_name/mary
I think they use a program to auto grab the email address in Gumtree then send out a standard email asking if the room is available or not. As whenever I put my email in gumtree in the form of *****(at)****.***, I will receive the same email from different people. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013-10-08 00:40:38 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 fake identity in ibilik.com Scammer Information Use fake identity (Alpa Amit) to look for room to rent in website like ibilik.com.
Email/reply back using website reply page.
So, i couldn't mark his email as spam...
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  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-10-07 09:06:45 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental Scam Requesting Paypal address : brdgtjef@gmail.com Scammer Information The user sent a request on details which is out of norm, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, a well known room rental site @ ibilik.my :
After suspicious thought, decided to google it and found this site, posted the email as per below in quote.
"
Ibilik_email
Hello,
Is your room still available for rent? if yes kindly get back to me with the details and more pictures cos am ready to rent it as soon as possible.
This message is originated from http://www.ibilik.my/rooms/578874/… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia 2013-10-03 02:11:29 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Untitled Rental Scam on Paypal (paypal.com), ref:12499 Scammer Information She wants to rent a room but want to pay via paypal. Same scam as http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipsAnal/more_email_add/brdgtjef@gmail.com . This is the 2nd email from her *****
Many thanks for your response. I am 27 year old non smoker lady comingçˆo Australia . I work as chef on cruise ship at the moment and i have爈imited time to surf the internet and also phone calls is alsoçˆtrictly limited due to nature of my work. I will like you to make the燼rrangement… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-10-02 22:07:16 Rental Scam | Rental Property in Key West, Florida Scammer Information In August 2013: A group of us was looking for a vacation rental in Key West for October and I found the rental listing on www.eliterentalsinc.com. I verified the vacation rental on different sites including verifying the Elite Rentals Inc. as "In Good Standing" company from the UK. Everything looked very legit including the website. On 8.30.13 I had completed and signed a contract between Aleksander Janowski the owner (so called owner) and wired the money to him as instructed… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anna Ward Bellevue, WA, United States 2013-09-29 19:25:43 Rental Scam Other Payment Site | Vacation Rental. www.eliterentalsinc.com Scammer Information On 9.6.13: I was looking for a vacation rental in NY for November and I found the rental listing on http://www.vrbo.com, which I have used successfully many times before. i verified the vacation rental on www.eliterentalsinc.com and was satisfied with the referrals listed and the website was legit.
On 9.9.13 The property manager, Clemenz Stoger, contacted me to let me know that the rental was available through e-mail. He then sent me a rental contract and told me that I need… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Castro Valley, CA, United States 2013-09-29 15:46:26 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | $895 / 3br - 1335ft Wonderfully maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on very large lot., (chico) Scammer Information scammer purports to want to rent home. "I spoke with my wife about this and we thought it would be good if you can make payment through Money Gram to my secretary and send the keys and documents to you which would take about 24hrs as it would be an express overnight shipment"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Kansas City, MO, United States 2013-09-29 03:15:42 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | House for rent scam Scammer Information Websites: rentuntilyouown.com and realrentals.com and oodle.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Chris Jumbeck La Crosse, WI, United States 2013-09-23 20:01:28 Rental Scam Other Payment Site | Vacation Rental Scam Scammer Information Clemenz Stoger listed an ad listed for a vacation home in Key West. The Property was listed as H53519 in Key West. After e-mailing him about the rental he sent us a link to his website (eliterentals.com) with a few rentals all over the world. They all look legit and we were exchanging e-mails and he sent us a contract to fill out and send back via e-mail. After we sent the contract he said he would not be able to reserve the home until we wired him $2,240.00 the full payment … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name St. Petersburg, FL, United States 2013-09-16 11:25:11 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | someone told me thank goodness before any $ was lost Scammer Information He/she tries to rent your place, tells you a ceck fo too much was sent and asks for the unused balance to be Western Unioned back to them. Meantime, check bounces & you are stuck for it all… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-09-12 22:32:14 Rental Scam Gumtree | brdgtjef@gmail.com Scammer Information Trying to rent a property with out inspection. Making false story about working out at sea. Change of email address more than once, showed fake drivers licence.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Rancho Cordova, CA, United States 2013-09-12 05:28:03 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +3 Vacation rental Scammer Information I was searching homeaway website for vacaiton rental in NYC. I contacted many property managers through that. This email came as a response but I could not track down for which property. But the apartment he sent pictures for was good and the price was around the same ballpark with 20% discount. I did the money transfer and no reply from their side.
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| Anonymous Bluffton, IN, United States 2013-09-09 01:43:34 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in Dickinson, ND Scammer Information He is adversiting that he has a house to rent that is just too good to be true but he will not give you the address, I searched the email and nothing but ran the phone number and two hits come up. I am so glad I checked.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Carcassonne, Aude, France 2013-09-06 14:13:16 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | EUR860 / 1br - 580ft² - 1br apartment available (Marais ) Scammer Information Hi,
Pleased to read from you and thanks for your interest. My apartment is still available for both short/long renting, so its available for your proposed duration but what is your move in date?. A little more about the apartment, its located inside a 17th century residence with trees and calm. I can honestly say that its among the safest and calmest area in Marais. The surface is 580 sq. feet / 55 m2 and much suitable for a maximum of 4 adults. Its on the first french floo… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous San Diego, CA, United States 2013-09-05 14:49:24 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Rental Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:11901 Scammer Information I placed an advertisement on craig list for my house in Boquete, republic of Panama. She answered the advertising wanting to rent the place for a week. She said she was comming with her husband from Canada. She said that the trip was sponsored by a financial company here in the US. She wanted me to send her my information with the total amount of the payment and address where she needed to send it too. Then I check your website for scams and I see a Scam reported with he… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-08-30 15:10:53 Rental Scam | +1 I was on Homeaway.com website looking for a place to rent in October in New York City. I found this apartment located in Green Scammer Information Rented an apartment in Greenwich Villages for October 12 - 16. Wired $1043 to account # 50980692 Barclays Bank UK. July 22, 2013 received an email saying my reservation is cancelled. I used Homeaway.com and found the apartment on the website. You are instructed to email the property manager or the owner. I did and got a response and then instruction to wire funds and a residential guest rental form which I filled out, signed and returned. I have used Homeaway.com sever… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Greensboro, NC, United States 2013-08-29 02:36:23 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +7 House rental scam on Craigslist Scammer Information The post says that he's renting out a house, 3 bedroom 2 bath. When I emailed him he responded with
"Thanks for the interest in my house. You will have to go and look the house from the outside because I'm presently in Virginia with the keys right now. That was why I sent you the pictures of the inside too. Kindly get back to me after you have gone to look it from the outside so that I can send you the rental application if you're interested in renting the house. Thanks"
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 | Anonymous Brooklyn, NY, United States 2013-08-24 22:29:53 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist/Text/Room Rental/Shipping Car Scammer Information I post a room for rent on CL. Scammer answers via CL email, includes their gmail.com address. Asks me details about myself, says is interested in the room. I reply, say I'm interested in renting to her, She sends back request to meet her at airport, announces herself as "your new roommate", asks me to specify address where she can ship her car, asks me to pick her up at the airport using the car, says to expect check coming from her dad. Two checks arrive, one via authorized … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Dianne Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-24 11:11:52 Rental Scam Other Payment Site | Holiday rental on a villa in Bali Scammer Information I was on Flipkey.com and found a villa, there was a button that said contact villa owner and this Johnathon Evers intercepted the email somehow so I was not talking to the owner at all.
He asked me to forward the money into his Barclay bank account it was $2575.00 Australia dollars.
The money has been lost.
I would advise anyone to pick up the phone and call any villa hotel direct.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-08-23 23:05:40 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rent-A-home Scammer Information Rented a holiday house through Stayz and it put us through to a rent-a house web page and offered a cancelled holiday rate 18% of normal rate… Read Full Report ⇒ |