Room for Rent and other rental scams
#303148 by Michelle Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:02 am
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Hi,

My apartment is located at Address:
West-Kruiskade 89 3014 AN Rotterdam, second floor
It is fully furnished, well kept and equipped,
The size of each rooms is 18m2 and each room cost 500Euros
monthly(Inclusive) and deposit of 500Euros (refundable at the end of your stay).

The rooms are clean and well kept,
Each room as a bed (bedding and towels available),
a desk and a couple cabinets and a shelve, separate bathroom &toilet,
And the Living room is furnished, has a TV, comfortable sofa with
central heating.

It comes with a fully equipped kitchen dishwasher, washing machine,
a balcony and internet access.

You can get to all parts of Rotterdam very conveniently by public transport
and there are stores where you can get groceries around.

It is a 2bedroom apartment and the rooms are available for short and
long term rent.

Best Regards,
Angela


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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