Room for Rent and other rental scams
#326170 by Michelle Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:54 pm
yoon Bio <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you for chosen our home,Our home is available for the period require and the rate is $2350 per month plus refundable damages deposit$500 and the total=$2850 for the first month and be paying $2350 from the following month and this including Hydro,tax,security,cleaning,laundry,internet,parking all charges and no extra bill to pay....I will like to know where you are coming from from,total number of guest and get back to me along with your contact number

Here is our home address 4417 Sundial Pl and attach picture of our home

Please let us know how we can help. We would love to have you as our guests.
We look forward to hearing back from you and reserving your stay at our beautiful home.

Regards,
Shiraz
604 674 7179


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 or MoneyGram 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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