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Exposed rental scams: fake apartment listings, room-for-rent fraud, and vacation rental cons using stolen photos of real properties. 16,974+ cases documented.
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  by Mike Wilson
 
www.to-rent.net

Fake rental company


666A Bay St, San Francisco, CA 94133
38 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02114

[email protected]

+1 415 992-6985

The website is in the process of being reported for fraud.
  by fivos
 
Hi,
Can you please confirm that this is a scam site? I just paid for a short-term rental in Boston through them. It was a craigslist listing and they linked to www.to-rent.net after I contact them through email.

Thanks
  by Mike Wilson
 
Hello fivos,
I am sorry to hear that you are a victim of this rental scammer, if you just paid try to stop the payment now before it is picked up.
Please post the email where the scammer ask for the payment along with the email address that he is currently using in this scam.

If you have any additional questions please ask.
  by fivos
 
The payment already went through so it might be too late to cancel. I have the following details for the person I've been in contact with:

William S. Green
[email protected].
+1 (415) 894-5037 / +1 415 992-6985

I have an invoice, a rental agreement and bank account details where the transfer was made. The account name on the bank account was Toni Virgilia Barber.
  by Mike Wilson
 
Sorry to hear that you lost money to this criminal.

Please forward the rental agreement with the bank information to me via email or remove your personal information and post the contents here on the forum.
  by Mike Wilson
 
The contents of the PDF asking for the payment
DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE TOTAL
Rental of the 3 bedrooms apartment at 148 Beacon St, Boston,MA 02116

Security Deposit $450.00 $450.00
TOTAL $3600.00

PAYMENT DETAILS: Bank Name: PNC Bank
Account Holder's Name: Toni Virgilia Barber
Account Holder's Address: 47 Harvard St, Boston, MA 02129
Account Number: 5312277503
Routing Number: 054000030
Swift Code: PNCCUS33

TO RENT: 666A Bay St, San Francisco, CA 94133
38 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02114
9 Barnsbury St, London N1 1PW
CONTACT NUMBER: +1 415 894-5037
+44 793 743-3009
  by gksm44
 
Hey Guys -

How do you know this is a scam? I feel like there is a good chance given that the prices of the apartments are so good (which is why I came to this website in the first place). Has anyone actually lost money to them here?

Thanks.
  by Dotti
 
Mike Wilson is one of the volunteers around here who specializes in identifying and reporting fake sites.

We often don't want specific details that show a site is fake posted here, as the scammers may read these topics and learn how to make their scams more believable. But if Mike is posting that a rental site is fraudulent, then it has already been researched thoroughly and there is no doubt that it really is.