Rental Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-11-05 00:23:36 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |   rantal home craigs list Scammer Information Posting rentals on craigslist an claiming to be the owner of property asking to go in contract and to receive monies… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Kernersville, NC, United States 2015-11-02 22:36:10 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | A house on pebbles drive in Greensboro nc Scammer Information
On Oct 29, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Lynn Ellison wrote:
Thank you for your interest in my house,I had to leave,Greensboro, NC,in a hurry due to my recent promotion. We intend selling the house if we find a tenant that would be ready for a lease to own after a year in the house, if not, then we will continue with normal rentals. We have made the monthly rent significantly low and affordable as good faith for my happiness for my recent promotion. I am… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Querétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico 2015-10-30 19:32:47 Rental Scam | +2 Renta Fraudulenta Scammer Information The page is so beautiful, well done, but they are fraud. After I transfer the money I never Heard of them again.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015-10-27 09:31:01 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  +1 Untitled Rental Scam on Other Classifieds Site, ref:25445 Scammer Information
Bless Baltazar
4:39 PM (47 minutes ago)
to me
I wonder why you have not gotten back to me since the transfer was made to you. I hope you are ok because it is quite unusual of you not to reply my email in long time. I want to reiterate that I have made the transfer and the money has been deducted from my account as I am sure that paypal must have notified you of my payment to your email. Please find the notification in your inbox and spam/junk folders
I also will lik… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Lakeland, FL, United States 2015-10-24 21:49:06 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | rental house scam Scammer Information advertising himself as out of town owner renting a house for half of it's rental value in Largo, Florida. Also using texting from 757-744-3642. Beware.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lakeland, FL, United States 2015-10-24 21:49:06 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | rental house scam Scammer Information advertising himself as out of town owner renting a house for half of it's rental value in Largo, Florida. Also using texting from 757-744-3642. Beware.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2015-10-21 07:22:34 Rental Scam | Room Rental Scammer Scammer Information 21 Oct 2015.
asking for room rental yet do no provide any name or detail of contact hp. sound suspicious and found her to be a scammer in SCAMDEX site... enaturalmei@gmail.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Savannah, GA, United States 2015-10-15 15:30:01 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craiglist Rental SCAM Scammer Information Offering a 2 bed 2 bath home in savannah for rent. A pretty nice looking home at a "to-good-to-be-true" deal. I just wanted to see if I would even receive a reply since the ad on craigslist provided no real details. I suspected it was a scam, and confirmed as such after receiving the email in response to my request for more information.
Too many people fall for these and I just wanted to share the information so others can become more aware about what to look for. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-10-09 05:02:01 Rental Scam Gumtree |  zolsnabs@gmail.com Scammer Information Same story, tried to offer me 3 months rent in advance, but I had to set up a paypal account. I became suspicious when I received information from two email addresses, zolsnab@gmail.com and zolsnabs@gmail.com I found this to be very suspicious, then I looked at the passport to see the passport number had been blanked out. At first I thought this could be for "her" own security, so I decided to google the address and found the same story on Scamdex, exactly the same. Don't kno… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-10-07 13:19:31 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  <paypalonlineservice@mynet.com> watch out!!! Scammer Information
mattyfoy23@gmail.com
the funny things are 1. she sent her passport copy directly without asking .. no doubt
2. pay 3 months once
3. received fake paypal E-mail
4. want to pay back some reason
i was pay using western union to someone trying to fraud to me
the story is
i was looking for house mate, one girl who want to live the hous… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-10-01 16:42:54 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | home bought 2 Mos ago listed for rent on trovit.com, but person asking for security deposit before showing the home Scammer Information Listed a home 40122 Pasadena Drive, Temecula as for rental for only $800 a minth, person asking for $800 downpayment, claims to be out of state, contacts you by email or text, also lists a phone number on the ad is a number in Ohio 614-407-6089, when called doesn't answer or is unavailable. Will ask for a security deposit even before interested party is,able to see the inside of the house, will assure keys to house will be mailed to you buy 2 day or next day shipping… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Tan Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015-10-01 16:44:01 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental a House without viewing Scammer Information I insisted on paypal because i don't have access to my bank account
>>> online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my paypal
>>> account, as i have my bank account attached to it, so kindly get back
>>> to me with the total amount of the rent and your paypal email address
>>> so i can make the payments asap pls if you don't have paypal account
>>> you can set one up on www.paypal.com and get back to me with the
>>> email, i will be contacting my mover… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Uxbridge, Hillingdon, United Kingdom 2015-10-01 15:24:39 Rental Scam AirBnB (airbnb.com) | RENT SCAM Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2015-10-01 04:44:16 Rental Scam Monster.com | Rental Scam - Other Classified Ads Site Scammer Information Hello,
so do u still interested for the room u saw at mudah? can i know ur gender and name?
Bless Baltazar
AttachmentsSep 30 (1 day ago)
to me
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 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Chicago, IL, United States 2015-09-16 00:52:51 Rental Scam AirBnB (airbnb.com) | Untitled Rental Scam on AirBnB (airbnb.com), ref:24465 Scammer Information I contacted a property through the airbnb website during me destination wedding planning. I signed a contract, and wired $2,000 to the "owner" As I was going through all of my confirmation papers, I noticed the email address for the correct rental was different than the emails that were coming to me. This alarmed me and upon further investigation, and google searching, I found this phone number on this site as a scam. Do NOT wire transfer money for a rental. I made a huge mis… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | melissa Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-09-15 14:50:28 Rental Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:24443 Scammer Information Hello,
I would like to inform you that i have completed the payment for the
rent and the funds has been deducted from my account, kindly check
your email address Inbox or Junk folder for the payment notification
receipt from PayPal. I will like you to kindly transfer the mover
agent fee today because payment must be confirmed before the pick up
and delivery of my luggage. My luggage are expected to be picked up by
16th of September. which is Wednesday and i do not wa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Ashly Independence, MO, United States 2015-09-14 03:15:39 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Rent Scam Scammer Information I am actually a secondary victim of this scammer.
My husband and I rented a house through a reputable company at the beginning of September. We have not been able to move our stuff in due to the fact that our moving company has been woefully behind. We have been visiting the property off and on over the weeks since obtaining the property. The last time we visited the property was Tuesday. We go to visit the property Sunday. We walk in and there is another family there! Us… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-09-07 15:41:27 Rental Scam Gumtree | Gumtree share accomodation wanted scam Scammer Information Scammer responded to my gumtree share accomodation ad via email under the alias of Yuzhw Shao. She Claimed to be a female doctor on ship cruise who was relocating to Australia. In the first email she asked me for details of my place, address & pictures & total rent cost for 3 months + bond deposit amount. She also sent a copy of her passport allegedly to convince me of her identitity. Then in the 2nd she email asked me to send her a PayPal money request so that she could sa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | shay Somewhere in United States 2015-09-07 15:07:42 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | General Mobotu Scammer Information He is looking for a place because he is going to be assassinated. He is looking for a two million dollar home in my city. When asked which city, he is all, any city.
So, was I hopeful to sell a home to General Mobotu, heck yes. Was it him, clearly not after
looking up his phone number. Thank you to ScamDex for saving me from myself. LOL… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Paris, Paris, France 2015-08-31 14:31:50 Rental Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Housing Scammer Information Hi (Name of Sucker here)
Pleased to read from you and thanks for your interest. Its available for both long term and short term duration. 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 floor of the building, it has an elevator as well. its fully… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2015-08-31 03:22:36 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental of property Scammer Information This person claimed that she wants to rent the property from me and even included a copy of her passport on the email to show her true name. Found the exact same name after I Google her email address and realised "she" is a scammer. Honestly, I think the person does not even know that her identity has been used by scammers. Who in the world will put her passport information out there for China authorities to follow-up?… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2015-08-26 09:05:51 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 enaturalmi@gmail.com Scammer Information Pretending to rent a room with credit or paypal transfer. Very discreet, usually send mobile text to request for room photos where rest of the conversation will be through email correspondence. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| dores Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2015-08-12 08:35:46 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Renting a room! 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. Ionly squeezed out time to check this advert and send you an email regarding this. i am r… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2015-08-11 15:30:35 Rental Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +7 Gumtree Room Rent Scam Scammer Information I was abvertising room for rent in Gumtree Singapore, and I got sms from her that willing to contact back with e-mail. So I e-mailed her with details and she told me she is 26 years old Chinese lady that works in cruise ship as a doctor, wants to pay 3 months rental fee immediate. She gave me her passport picture and suggest me to use paypal as she wants safety in doing payment. After some more mails later, she wants me to pay her shipping fee instead by pay me extra charges … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Singapore 2015-08-06 16:31:59 Rental Scam Gumtree | room.rental Scammer Information mattyfoy23@gmail.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |