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| laurent
Bury, Borough of Bury, United Kingdom
2013-07-01 13:20:40
Rental Scam
Yahoo |  bestsmartrentals.com is a fake 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 aggre... ⇒ more |
| anonymous
Somewhere in Romania
2013-06-25 12:37:26
Rental Scam
Paypal (paypal.com) |  +1 Regarding Your For rent Ad 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 e... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Singapore, , Singapore
2013-06-22 04:53:53
Rental Scam
Gumtree |  Room rental in Singapore 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 suspic... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Arnaudville, LA, United States
2013-06-20 20:59:21
Rental Scam
Other Payment Site | Las Vegas Scam 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 & for... ⇒ more |
| 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 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 th... ⇒ more |
| 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 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 encouragi... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Neuchatel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2013-06-04 19:10:40
Rental Scam
| Best Smart Rentals New York Vacation 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 suspicio... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Austin, TX, United States
2013-05-23 23:08:10
Rental Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 96th 750 Columbus Ave.New York, NY 10025 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... ⇒ more |
| 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 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... ⇒ more |
| Kelly Clark Boldt
Somewhere in Bolivia
2013-05-22 17:04:16
Rental Scam
Other Job Site | +1 Smart Holidays Rentals 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 bus... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Scarsdale, NY, United States
2013-05-22 14:46:24
Rental Scam
| Vacation house rental 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 answ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
2013-05-17 13:02:38
Rental Scam
| holiday rental scam 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.... ⇒ more |
| Lee
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
2013-03-19 00:00:02
Rental Scam
| Vacation rental in Vegas 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!!!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
2013-03-04 08:10:48
Rental Scam
| +4 Fake vacation rentals Gim Velcu rentals vacation holidays rentalscondo@hotmail.com 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-trans... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Luedinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2013-02-27 19:00:31
Rental Scam
| searched for rental apartment in new york 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... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2013-02-21 00:19:07
Rental Scam
| +1 Bookhomerentals ProSmartrentals 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... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2013-02-08 07:40:24
Rental Scam
| +4 ProSmart Rentals Vacation Property Rentals Scam 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.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Folsom, CA, United States
2013-01-23 19:38:56
Rental Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Ad for house to rent on craigslist 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+. Aft... ⇒ more |
| 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 THESE ARE SCAM ROOM RENTAL ADS:
525 Beautiful 1 bedroom 1 bath w/fireplace (menlo park)
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| 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) 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 ... ⇒ more |
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