Rental Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
 | Anonymous Somewhere in 2016-04-10 15:12:36 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Bless Baltazar wanted to buy a house in the Philippines Scammer Information Sent an email to me regarding an ad I posted of a house and lot I am selling. Wanted more photos of the house. This was the latest email before I called him out on his scam:
Hello,
I will like to inform you that i have completed the payment for the
1685000pesos from my paypal account to your bank account and the funds
has been deducted from my account, kindly check your paypal account
email (both inbox and spam/trash folders) for payment notification
from paypal, the tr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom 2016-03-28 22:48:40 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  +8 Room scam Spareroom.co.uk Scammer Information Scammer advertised a room for rent. I paid deposit on the condition that I would get it back if I couldn't move there. I told him it was impossible for me to move and he still haven't paid my money. His landlord has reported him to the police for not paying rent, and I found an earlier scam warning on this website. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Seattle, WA, United States 2016-03-25 18:16:29 Rental Scam | Unsure Scammer Information -------- Original message --------
From: aline.fsilva@mj.gov.br
Date: 03/24/2016 6:58 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: "info@hou.org"
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Canoga Park, CA, United States 2016-03-23 16:46:47 Rental Scam AirBnB (airbnb.com) | "Vacation Rentals" rentals@chic-property.com Scammer Information Received the following reply from inquiry at airbnb.com and flipkey.com.
"Thank you for your inquiry to stay at: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/10339928
And yes, the property is indeed available for your dates for the moment. ( 9/30/2017 10/7/2017 ).
However, we have just recently lowered our rates because we had a family who just canceled the booking due to a change in their vacation schedule.
We have a SPECIAL OFFER. The rate for 7 nights including taxes/fee is:
$… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2016-03-04 22:36:53 Rental Scam | vacation rental Scammer Information Thank you for your inquiry to stay at: https://www.flipkey.com/la-quinta-condo-rentals/p163267/
And yes, the property is indeed available for your dates for the moment.
However, we have just recently lowered our rates because we had a family who just canceled the booking due to a change in their vacation schedule.
We have a SPECIAL OFFER. The rate for 3 nights including taxes/fee is:
$ 2,100.00 +
- 35% (Discount for special offer only)
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$ 1,365.0… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Los Angeles, CA, United States 2016-02-28 00:26:19 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Darren Collins (excellenthomerentals.com) posting false rentals Scammer Information This person is posing as a leasing agent trying to rent furnished apartments in Seattle, WA. He could very well be posting other ads in other cities via craigslist. I inquired and he sent me a rental application form which I filled and submitted and afterwards he gave me the account information of Kevin Rosenbaum who's bank account (5698162) I would need to place a holding deposit in summing around 4,000$. Here I became hesitant and started doing more research finally asking … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-02-23 00:49:44 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Hawaii Rental Scam 35% Discount , recent cancellation due to change in schedule Scammer Information I searched HomeAway.com for accommodation in Hawaii. The link to flipkey.com came up and I saw a property for rent I made an inquiry and received a reply from James ?? (No surname) offering a reduced rate of 35% as there had been a cancellation so a reduced rate was being offered. The follow up email then had a contact email address rentals@chic-property.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Michael Wright San Jose, CA, United States 2016-02-21 07:30:04 Rental Scam | +1 US Invest now Wealthceos Scammer Information I notice the amount of complaints now surfacing about Dan Montano, Ryan Mcfarland and James Bradley in regard to fraudulent sales tactics.
I fell for the lies of these guys and it cost me a great amount of money.
Once they have your money they have no interest in talking to you.
Ask them where all the money from US Invest went - I will join any class action against these people especially after seeing all the posts about James Bradley being an Organised Crime figure.
Jame… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Daniel Somewhere in France 2016-02-14 10:33:10 Rental Scam | +1 Room reservation Scammer Information Hello,
I need to make a reservation at your place for 2 persons going on vacation for 6 days starting from 19th till 24th March 2016. I need to know your rates per night and the sum total for that period so we can arrange for payment. If you do not have availability at the time requested, Kindly let me know when you can conveniently accommodate 2 adults.
A quick response would be appreciated.
Regards,
Stuart.
42 Harlington Avenue,
Norwich.
NR6 5LJ,
United Kingdo… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2016-02-01 06:40:44 Rental Scam Gumtree |  Phil Smart A.S.K Recruitment Scammer Information Rented a commercial property and have payed no rent… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Medina, OH, United States 2016-01-15 18:46:55 Rental Scam | DEBBIE AND JOHN HAWN RENTAL SCAM Scammer Information FIRST EMAIL RECEIVED AFTER CONTACT ABOUT LISTING FOR APARTMENT:
Hello There,
I am happy to let you know that my apartment is presently available even for long and short term periods. I am Debbie D. Hawn, the owner of the apartment you are making inquiry . I bought this apartment for my daughter during her studies in US , but now she's back home (London/United Kingdom) permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time.
The flat is exactly like in the pictures .… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Santa Monica, CA, United States 2016-01-14 04:07:04 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental scammer - Debbie.hawn48@outlook.com Scammer Information I was looking to rent an apartment and came across an usually low priced apartment rental in Los Angeles. I emailed the landlord to inquire about the place, and because she lived in the UK, she wanted to do the entire rental application process remotely. The "landlord" required a $950 deposit to view the apartment without even signing a contract. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand 2015-12-14 14:11:15 Rental Scam | Scammer rent condo Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me. I am a simple, cool and non-smoker
lady. I am willing to rent the unit as I am at sea at the moment as i
am a Coastguard Agency employee in USA but i was Born and brought up
in San Juan, Philippines. I am coming to study and I will work
part-time down there but due to the nature of my work, phone calls
making and visiting of website are restricted. I only squeezed out
time to check this advert and send you an email regarding this. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Bonnie R Malley Somewhere in United States 2015-12-10 17:31:04 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 marietta, GA rental scam Scammer Information homes.trovit.com
3015 Mulberry st, Marietta, GA
3 Br, 2Ba $800 rent
I responded to the ad, I am a Realtor with Atlanta Communities. I received several texts & an email which I'd like to forward to you.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Barberton, OH, United States 2015-12-10 00:13:04 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +2 House rental Scammer Information The post says that he's renting out a house, 3 bedroom 2 bath. When I emailed him he responded with that he had a two bedroom 2 two bathroom house for rent. Wanted to lease to own, but rent for right now. He said he was a counselor working for the United States aid for international development in Tampa, Fl… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-12-08 09:01:56 Rental Scam Gumtree | +4 Annie Josh -Rental Scam Scammer Information Hi,
Thanks for responding so quickly, my name is Annie. I am 27 year old
non smoker lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on cruise ship at
the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone
calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work. I will like
you to make the arrangement for the total cost covering my first three
months rent together with bond. I will also like you to get back to me
with your home address for me to forward it to… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Cristina Somewhere in Singapore 2015-12-04 01:15:28 Rental Scam Gumtree | +1 Western Union money transfer needed Scammer Information
PayPal
Western Union Money Transfer Details Needed!
Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.To access the PayPal website or your account safely and securely, open a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the PayPal URL (https://www.paypal.com) to be sure you are on the real PayPal site.PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email. To learn more about protecting yourself fro… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Leeverdis Naples, FL, United States 2015-12-03 15:40:08 Rental Scam | +2 A scammer on trovit.com Scammer Information The house is suspiciously cheap.. I was first contacted via text. The man portrays a man of God. He tried to push the house on me. When I asked to see it he told me he needs info from me first. I sent the info he requested he immediately asked for the money. I redirected him and told me I would like to see it. He changed and told me he is verifying my info too his lawyers. I'm sure he figured out I was on too him but I don't want anyone falling for this trick.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2015-12-03 09:30:11 Rental Scam Gumtree | Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:25899 Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me,I'm simple,cool non-smoker Lady willing
to rent/share the appt/room and i am at sea at the moment as i am a
Coastguard Agency employee in USA but i was Born and brought up in
Philippine.I got transfer to work and study part time down there but
due to the nature of my work, phone calls making and visiting of
website are restricted. I only squeezed out time to check this advert
and sent you a text regarding the unit. i am ready to ren… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-12-01 19:42:55 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Rent a room in gumtrer Scammer Information
Hello,
Many thanks for getting back to me again. Everything is fine with me.
I 'm a very social person that respect humanity and this make it so
easy for me to get along with whoever that comes my way in life. I do
have a working visa and I will be arriving on 8th of December from USA and
i will be staying more than 34 weeks in Australia working as a chef too. I
will be transferring the rent to you through PayPal and if you do not
have one, kindly set up an accoun… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Fazendas de Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal 2015-11-30 12:25:55 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | stellakelvin43@yahoo.com_Flatshare in London Scammer Information I wanted to rent a flat, saw this ad and thought: "amazing". Well you can see the emails, but then I thought "this is too good to be true" and went looking on the internet for the email stellakelvin43@yahoo.com. Surprise: lots of sites saying this is a scam, the same conversation, different locations.
Hope this was useful.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia 2015-11-20 17:59:30 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Bless Baltazar Scammer Information Received aan sms from the above number saying this:
I'm very keen to rent ur unit posted on the mudah web so send me more photos/address directly to my email (enaturalme@gmail.com) Pls I prefer email only.
After a few days i emailed to the email address given( please refer to the email trail as follows).
Iit's really fishy. I knew this is a scam but i played along to see what it's all about. I even got an email from a fake paypal email notifying on the payment. The … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015-11-11 21:33:21 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | A follow up to lady who wants to rent apartment without viewing Scammer Information A follow up of http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/23154 and http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/23062
I've also received similar email after advertising my apartment for rent on mudah.my. First received a text from her from this number +46701340172.
Got suspicious as her correspondence were very generic without mentioning location of property, and is not interested usual rental info.
When I told "her" I prefer to do transaction in cash instead of paypal after she v… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-11-10 07:19:44 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Room Available in Highgate Scammer Information I was advertising a room on easyroommates and the person first text me then sent me this email
Hi,
Thanks for responding so quickly, my name is Annie. I am 27 year old
non smoker lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on cruise ship at
the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone
calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work. I will like
you to make the arrangement for the total cost covering my first three
months rent together w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Malaysia 2015-11-09 14:15:20 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | renting a house Scammer Information I posted some photos of my house which wanna rent out at mudah.com.my. Then here came a SMS to request for more house photos through email only. I looked up the email address in google and found the email add enaturalmei@gmail.com was reported as a scam. But I replied as if I din know about it. An hour later, the email replied was exactly like the one posted here at scamdex. Thank you so much for scamdex!! Now I wish more ppl to know more about it!… Read Full Report ⇒ |