Room for Rent and other rental scams
#301341 by Michelle Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:02 pm
Also using "dominci t (TripAdvisor)" <[email protected]>
From: Dominic Tresser <[email protected]>

I filled and signed the Rental Agreement.

14 nights X 750.00 EUR = 10,500.00 EUR
Refundable Damage Deposit: 1,800.00 EUR
Payment Total: 12,300.00 EUR

The payment must be transferred to the following account:

Bank Name: Deutsche Bank
Account Name: Cseke
IBAN: ES49 0019 0091 4140 1003 9496
Account Number: 4010039496
Sort Code: 00190091
SWIFT/BIC Code: DEUTESBB

Bank Address: Paseo de la Castellana, 18, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Account Holder Address: Urb. Bahia de la Riviera, Calle Poetas 2, Malaga, Spain

As soon as you will complete the payment, please send me a scanned copy of the payment receipt.

Looking forward in having you as guests at our gorgeous villa!

Kind Regards,
Dominic


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union, MoneyGram or Bank Transfer payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.

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