Rental Scam TipOff Reports for Other Classifieds Site| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2014-06-25 21:45:44 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Apartnemt in the center Scammer Information I was looking for an apartment in Barcelona and i saw this add. When i contacted the owner she told me that she is now living in Liverpool and that she is the only one having the key of the apartment so i should send her a deposit via UPS and she would send the contract and the keys. I understood it was a scam so i wanted to report it.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Valley Center, CA, United States 2014-06-05 17:09:36 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Trulia Rental Scam Scammer Information Had a listing up for a 2 bedroom 2 bath townhouse in Oceanside, CA for $1,200 a month including cable, internet, trash and water. The address to this "supposed" townhouse for rent is 2354 Nicklaus Dr, Oceanside, CA. She said she had just moved out to Florida for a job transfer and wanted first months rent $1,200 and a $600 security deposit sent to her via money gram and she would send us the keys. Definitely very fishy. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | calcaben apartments Somewhere in Philippines 2014-05-21 14:03:21 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site |  apartment rental fund transfer using paypal 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 Moscow, Russia. 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. i am ready to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Placentia, CA, United States 2014-05-20 14:54:16 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental Scam in Albany, OR on Zillow & Trulia Scammer Information This person or persons is still trying to pull the same old scam as the others above have outlined. Please see my e-mail thread below.
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Douglas (or whomever you are):
Your rental scam is old and tired!!!!!!!!! There are several scam tips/alerts online about you and your so called story. See link below.
http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/14646
I want to let you know that you better crawl back into the slimy little worm hole you cam… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Patricr Green Houston, TX, United States 2014-05-15 15:01:00 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 Smartvacationinc.com Scammer Information I tried booking a rental in New Orleans, La. for the 4th of July weekend. Smartvacationinc. Sent me an email of a contract and price request of 960.00. They required me to do a bank transfer from my account to there account which is located in London, U.K.
A bank called Barclay's. Marisol Vardal was the name listed on the bank account. They told me I had 10 days after I signed the contract to transfer the money. In which I did and notified them of confirmation, then never to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Virginia Beach, VA, United States 2014-05-09 20:27:44 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | 312-869-2783 Scammer Information I was on a website looking for apartments or houses for rent near my area. I was quickly notified by a anoymous person stating that they were gonna rent a house for half the market value. They posed as H.I.V people who acted like they were gonna go around the world and teach youth health. Then they stated that all they wanted was $200 to move in that money wasn't an issue. So I thought it was too good to be true so I googled the number and its a known scam number. I'm glad I … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Angie Blakely Belleville, IL, United States 2014-05-03 16:56:50 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | zillow rental scam greathome26@yahoo.com Scammer Information Offers to rent home very cheap with utilities included. Claimes to be a man of god. Very scripted. Gives fake #s and email responses. I was very excited to think i would be able to move to a awesome home with my family. Luckily i had a gut feeling to check things out. Close call.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in France 2014-04-28 18:44:54 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 LongTermLettings.com Scammer Information LongTermLettings.com website is dispaying, having stolen from a dutch website gites.nl, photos and details of a property that I own in France. Also they have added fraudulent information and rental details. I had never even heard of LongTermLettings.com until a dissatisfied potential rentor contacted me direct. The only contacts they give on the website e-mail, which they have not answered: sales@holpropmail.com, and phones going nowhere: Europe (44) (0)208-150-9171
North Ame… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Colorado Springs, CO, United States 2014-04-26 22:24:57 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | 1340 N Wahsatch Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Scammer Information Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. Myself and wife just traveled to West Africa for a program called FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION AND THE HIV PREVENTION FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM, the program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, Africa, UK . We will be away for 4 to 6 years or more that is … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous West Palm Beach, FL, United States 2014-04-07 14:05:27 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental scams Scammer Information I made a call to trulia yesterday to inquire about a property that you had listed. The whole thing seemed a bit odd to me so I decided to verify with your customer service. When I spoke to customer service the woman (who was extremely helpful) stated that it was a scam and she immediately blocked and took them off for that property.
That property is 724 Cable Beach Lane, west palm beach, fl 33410.
I have filled a complaint with the FBI as well. As I am looking through… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Irving, TX, United States 2014-04-01 20:54:59 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Realtor Fraud Scammer Information Bernie was posing as a hearing impaired woman in Austin, Texas renting out her house. The house is actually for sale but somehow he stole her information. I was interested in renting the house and he said I needed to wire him $800 through Western Union for the security deposit to hold the house. This man gave me his information saying that I needed to send the money to her husband. I contacted a Realtor in Austin and they looked into the case and said that it was definitely a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Gainesville, VA, United States 2014-03-09 03:11:48 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | rental notice on www.trulia.com...property for rent for $700 including utilities. Broken English, would not let me view the int Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Montenegro 2014-03-04 09:44:46 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | lysting #20863 Scammer Information offering interest in buying realestates but in the next letter ask people to transfer money from Nigeria… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name The Bronx, NY, United States 2014-02-05 20:11:02 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Property Rental Listing Scammer Information A rental property was found on Trulia.com There was no Trulia listing agent phone number so through their website I sent an inquiry. My inquiry routed to forwardedLeads@easyfeeds.com
and the supposed property owner responded to my email. He advised that he had to go out of state and would not be available to "show" me the property. He advised that the rental rate was low because he only was interested in a dependable tenant. He said if I was truly interested he would like… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Bartlett, IL, United States 2014-01-23 16:30:48 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | 4108 Wyatt Circle #1, Sarasota, FL 34241 for Rent Scammer Information After inquiring about the rental on zillow we got the initial email as shown.
Things got weird when they asked for money via wire transfer to an "assistant" with the name Andy Harris with the address 115 Laurel Dr Atlanta, GA 30342
I then asked for the lease agreement and wow! It screamed scam I wish I could attach it.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Ogden, UT, United States 2014-01-16 16:40:21 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Untitled Rental Scam on Other Classifieds Site, ref:15634 Scammer Information Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. My wife and i just moved to NORWICH USA for a program called FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION AND THE HIV PREVENTION FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM, the program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, Africa, UK . We will be there for 2 to 3 years or more that is why … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous League City, TX, United States 2014-01-15 15:28:14 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Rental scam Scammer Information Renting a gorgeous 4bed 2.5 bath house on trulia for $900 a month. Says he is a missionary in Arizona for 2 years and couldn't sell the house but needed someone to take care of it. 5611 Waters Landing Ln. On trulia.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Sam Logan, UT, United States 2014-01-15 04:23:27 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | RENTAL SCAM Scammer Information Trying to get Deposit before even seeing the house.
Very eager to accept applications.
Heavy accent, poor English.
Sent pictures of older white couple.
Realtor sign on property trying to rent.(asks to not contact)
Trying to convince you he is very religious. (Man of god)
Tried to convince me it was not a scam.
Told him we were the police and tracking the number. He immediately hung up, and stopped contact.
DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2014-01-03 10:30:33 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | vacation club timeshare rentals from easy holiddays Scammer Information We bought a timeshare rental holiday at for vacation club sun city. He send us the legit holiday owners for where our name should have been filled in. We paid him the money and he would have send the filled in forms wich never happend. He went to draw the money out of another account that showed as not in his name. Everything looked legit but it isn't. BEWARE!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-12-09 17:18:40 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | +3 Rental Listing Scam Scammer Information Lists too good to be true rental property that they really don't own. They say they'll send documents and keys after receiving the deposit and first month's rent. First clue was him saying there is a sign on the property for the realtor they used to go through, but do not any more, and not to contact them.
Once putting you through an informal application process, they ask for you to wire money - his explanation for why it wasn't his name on the MoneyGram was that it was … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina 2013-11-26 13:42:57 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | fake house rental Scammer Information Hi we made him a transfer for the rental andhe us not giving us the data of the property that we rented.. he is saying that the contract is off and that I have to give him my credit card number in order to get my money back... I'm from Argentina and I don't know what to do... is there anything that I can do ?… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Las Vegas, NV, United States 2013-11-22 02:17:50 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Got an email where we says he is interested in purchasing my home Scammer Information Just that He wanted fast information on the house… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Benedetta Fedi Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Italy 2013-11-08 17:13:21 Rental Scam Other Classifieds Site | Clemenz Stoger Scammer Information I was renting a flat in New York, through website Homeaway.com. He stole me 1400 €, by Barclays Bank. Police told me that I'will never have back that money. … 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...
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | 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.
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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 ⇒ |