Rental Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Kingshill, Saint Croix Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 2013-07-05 21:12:44 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Best Holiday Rentals Scammer Information I was looking for a rental apartment in NYC, this firm came up on Homeaway.com and sent me an email with details of the property complete with pictures. Offered me a comparable rental rate with the 20% discount and asked me to wire the money within 10 days to receive the discount. I wired the money and have been unable to contact them or receive any reply.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | laurent Bury, Borough of Bury, United Kingdom 2013-07-01 13:20:40 Rental Scam Yahoo | bestsmartrentals.com is a fake Scammer Information I reserved a appartment to New york for next july.
After reception of contract, I sent a wire (1200usd) and no news from this moment.
I loose this money and i can not go to NY for my birthday of weeding.
My bank can not cancel the transfer without aggreement of Paul Calos, the thief.
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 | anonymous Somewhere in Romania 2013-06-25 12:37:26 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  +1 Regarding Your For rent Ad Scammer Information My real estate agent got contacted by this so called Tran Thi Kim Hoang who wanted to rent my appartment in Romania. For me, it looked quite strange from the beginning, but the agent wanted to proceed with this. Below you can find details of their e-mail exchange. After a few checks on the internet I discovered it was a scam. Please be aware!
K Thi
Regarding Your For rent Ad
>> Hello,
>> I wanna know if this item is still available for rent ,beca… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2013-06-22 04:53:53 Rental Scam Gumtree |  Room rental in Singapore Scammer Information I was offering my room for rental. This person sent me a text message from +61428465117 asking to communicate through email.
He/she was very convincing in the email exchanges, even sent her passport/driver license/medical report to me. But I became suspicious and search her email on the web and came upon a post on this website with the same email address. Further search on the net confirmed she is indeed a scammer.
Please be aware!
Email the person uses:
kingmoreover@gmai… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Arnaudville, LA, United States 2013-06-20 20:59:21 Rental Scam Other Payment Site | Las Vegas Scam Scammer Information Searched VRBO for a vacation rental in Las Vegas. Was emailed by this person and offered a rate of $1600 for two suites for 4 nights on the 38th floor of Signature MGM with strip view, free transporation from airport, no resort fees, etc. Emails back & forth werent' worded professionally & didn't seem quite right, Web page wouldn't display on my work computer that has higher security, etc. Did a google search and found a similar scam report for New York with identical email m… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Madison Heights, VA, United States 2013-06-14 10:57:36 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Untitled Rental Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:10351 Scammer Information From: Shaw, Ricky
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:41 AM
Subject: Can I trust you?
My name is Staff Sgt. Andrew Lester. I am an American soldier that served in the US military in Iraq with the army and I have some amount that I want to move out of Iraq that I need your help with. Please reach me at ssgt_andrewlester@rogers.com as this mail was sent from my colleague's email box
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 | Anonymous Phoenix, AZ, United States 2013-06-12 17:13:16 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 3br 2ba home rent to own $600 a month, Goodyear az Scammer Information So glad I found this site! My husband and I were about to "rent to own" our first home, it seemed too good to be true, $600 a month all utilities included, 3br 2ba.. He could never talk through phone call, as it would get static and drop, He kept encouraging us and telling us we wouldn't regret it. Telling us to send him the down payment and first months rent totaling $1200 through Walmart moneygram. When I found this site, I saw his number only with different names, and diff… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Neuchatel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2013-06-04 19:10:40 Rental Scam | Best Smart Rentals New York Vacation Scammer Information I was not scammed. I had made a reservation for one apartment through HomeAway.com and an enquiry about another. The scammer got my details from HomeAway somehow (arrival date and departure date and NYC location) and sent me the email below.
I was suspicious as this apartment wasn't one I had interest in, the 20% discount offered, the amateurish website www.bestsmartrentals.com and its recommendation to check the company veracity (Methinks the lady doth protest too much) at C… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Austin, TX, United States 2013-05-23 23:08:10 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 96th 750 Columbus Ave.New York, NY 10025 Scammer Information Here is the email that was received after emailing that person:
Greetings to you and your family, Thanks for your interest in our apartment, Our home is in perfect condition and ready for occupancy.
You might be surprised at the fact that i am renting my apartment out at a low price but i want you to know that i am not interested in the financial aspect, I and my family are in search for an occupant who knows what it means to own a home and who would take proper care of our… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Merrick, NY, United States 2013-05-23 15:24:14 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Untitled Rental Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:9970 Scammer Information I responded to an apartment for rent on Craigslist he said western union him 700 n apt is mine I obv didn't send a dime but I'm sure there are gullible people that will,I hope not… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Kelly Clark Boldt Somewhere in Bolivia 2013-05-22 17:04:16 Rental Scam Other Job Site | +1 Smart Holidays Rentals Scammer Information They have a beautiful web site offering vacation rentals in various cities in the world. We rented one in New York City. We have a contract from them, etc. We wired money to them and have not heard from them again. No one answers the phone at their business number and no one answers emails. They are supposedly located in London. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Scarsdale, NY, United States 2013-05-22 14:46:24 Rental Scam | Vacation house rental Scammer Information I inquired at several sites regarding vacation house rental.
Smart holiday rentals somehow got my email and sent me a link to a vacation home I thought they were showing. I assumed they were brokering it for their client. I asked questions received answers and then I was asked to sign a rental agreement and wire money to a bank in England. (the company claims it is English based)
I wired money and I asked for confirmation and got none.
My senses started tingling and I did… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Bordeaux, Gironde, France 2013-05-17 13:02:38 Rental Scam | holiday rental scam Scammer Information This guy leads you into believing he rents holiday flats. Always relies to emails ...until you pay. The internet site is really well done even with a link to www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ to verify the existence of the company. 1200 euros...good bye.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Lee Nepean, Ontario, Canada 2013-03-19 00:00:02 Rental Scam | Vacation rental in Vegas Scammer Information Offers 'too good to be true' rental at Signature MGM resort (about 50%cheaper than others).. And insisted that wiring money/money transfer only form of payment. STAY AWAY!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Kristiansand, Agder, Norway 2013-03-04 08:10:48 Rental Scam | +4 Fake vacation rentals Gim Velcu rentals vacation holidays rentalscondo@hotmail.com Scammer Information This company offers FAKE vacation rentals to condo's in various communities.
The one I am aware of, an apartment in New York. The price was "too good to be true" and they offered free shuttle to and from the airport. They were going to have us wire-transfer more than a thousand dollars to them in the UK to a man named "GIM VELCU" whom we now know as Paul Trestovo, then arrive at the airport, then stand there waiting for hours for a car service that would never arrive.
We … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Luedinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2013-02-27 19:00:31 Rental Scam | searched for rental apartment in new york Scammer Information offers of vacation rentals in many countries.
trestovo urges for payment, offering a discount of 30% upon signing a rental agreement
with no cancelation fee.
during my search for an apartment in new york his offer (of which i cannot remember
how he got my adress)but which i liked very much...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-02-21 00:19:07 Rental Scam | +1 Bookhomerentals ProSmartrentals Scammer Information While researching vacation rental in NYC we found Bookhomerentals.com. The rental contract was very basic. They want 100% up front and there was no cancellation schedule. Wire Transfer directly to Barclay. Further research I found the same property listed with Prosmartrentals.com. ProSmart Rentals is listed on this site as a fraud. Both Bookhomerentals and ProSmartrentals have the identical webpage with a different name. References "Property H70905 in New York"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-02-08 07:40:24 Rental Scam | +4 ProSmart Rentals Vacation Property Rentals Scam Scammer Information Vacation rental properties listed worldwide. Professional website and correspondence. Deposits on rentals accepted via wire transfer to UK Bank. Once funds are transferred all correspondence from the company ends.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Folsom, CA, United States 2013-01-23 19:38:56 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Ad for house to rent on craigslist Scammer Information We ran across a home for rent - it sounded to good to be true but we filled out the rental agreement. He stated he lived in UK for business and we could not see the house inside. We already live down the street from the gated community that is for 55+. After this e-mail we thought that this could be a scam so we investigated by calling the office at the community - turns out the house is for rent but not for the $800.00 this guy was promiseing and it was not owned by him. Oth… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sandy Ramona, CA, United States 2012-11-29 23:41:57 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +3 Craigslist Scam: $525 Beautiful 1 bedroom 1 bath w/fireplace (menlo park) and $545 Spacious 1 bedroom 1 bath with small OFFICE Scammer Information THESE ARE SCAM ROOM RENTAL ADS:
525 Beautiful 1 bedroom 1 bath w/fireplace (menlo park)
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Date: 2012-11-27, 4:20PM PST
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Beautiful 1 bedroom 1 bath in a gated complex with on-site coin-operated laundry, storag… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| tambalinofl Satellite Beach, FL, United States 2012-06-25 18:46:14 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +4 $400 / 2br - 2 Bed, 2.5 Bath House - Fully Electric (western massachusetts, MA) Scammer Information I was researching rental properties on craigslist.com, and sent an inquiry email about a listing that looked great...but lacked some basic information. The reply email directed me to another site to schedule an appointment. The site requires that you fill out a false credit application. These guys are just phishing for personal info & are probably identity thieves. I feel this is the case, because the reply was nearly identical to a different rental property I had looked at a… Read Full Report ⇒ |