The Palace Reservation http://palacereservationhome.com/

[toot]

Close call. Almost sent $600 to reserve an apartment through http://www.therentalspalacehome.com .
e-mails sent to [email protected] Do you have these addresses?
Thank goodness it sounded too good to be true, so I kept looking and found your site.

The e-mail to my inquiry was --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for your reply,the pictures has been attached with this
message.The security deposit will be given back to you in cash on your
checking out day.since you are ready to make your reservation now
before anybody book your date,we are going to send you a receipt and
your booking confirmation slip immediately we confirm your
deposit.There is a receptionist in the apartment that will check you
in immediately you arrive.You are going to use your booking
confirmation number to identify yourself at the reception.So we will
advise you to make your deposit through western union now.Below are
the information that you will use to send the deposit of £400 at the
western union store around you.

Name: James Terry
Address: 90 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3HP
Head Office Receptionist Phone Number: +44 703 598 2360

Please send us the MTCN and the full name you use to send the deposit
so that we can be able to confirm the deposit and send your booking
confirmation number immediately.Please get back to us asap.Thanks for
your co-operation and we will love to have you in our apartment.

[Michael]

Hi there toot, welcome to scamwarners.

I'm very glad to read you found us before it was too late . The website you mentioned in your post has been suspended already, if I'm correct their current website is http://www.vacationholidaypalacehome.com. It has been reported and should be offline as well soon. Thanks very much for posting the mails, someone searching for those details can be alerted by your post. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask

[GomerPyle]

Another fake site from the same group

http://citytravelapartments.com/

Privacy protect on a site less that a month old

Registrant:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: citytravelapartments.com
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: [email protected]

Registrar Name....: Register.com

Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com

Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Domain Name: citytravelapartments.com
Created on..............: 2010-12-26
Expires on..............: 2011-12-26

Administrative Contact:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: citytravelapartments.com
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: [email protected]

Technical Contact:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: citytravelapartments.com
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: [email protected]

DNS Servers:
dns010.d.register.com
dns058.c.register.com
dns096.b.register.com
dns101.a.register.com

I do hope they pay top dollar for the service.

They're using the same phone numbers as on the previous scam sites.

[Michael]

Thank you gomer

[GomerPyle]

I've devised one search method to find apartment rental sites of one group, and any that use privacy protect should be equally easy to pick up before they've got started.

There's some irony in using a method they use to hide, to actually find them.

They won't work out my first method and, if they find that privacy protect only serves to highlight them, they'd better find something better to do with their time, as the sites they're setting up will be of no use.

Better still, I can run through 10 search parameters in a few minutes covering everything from phone numbers to mail addies, word patterns to site details and others I won't mention. in a few minutes, and once I locate the sites and they're killed, the domain names are forever tainted by Google of association with scams.

Domain names used by scammers become worthless.

[elsbethpsy]

Thank you so much!

I almost got scammed!

They are currently using this domain name : http://www.vacationholidaypalacehomecity.com/

I received the following email, from this adress : [email protected]

Thank you very much for your inquiry. For your travel dates we could offer you the following options: Our HOLIDAY APARTMENT is $560/week. We are available throughout that time. The cost per night is $80.00 a night,so for 4 days the total is $320. This includes all utilities. There is a fully equipped kitchen. Wesupply all linens, and there is parking space.There is high speed wireless internet for your convenience. If you areinterested we take 40% and refundable $200 security deposit to confirmyour booking and the rest of the balance on your arrival. Or you may pay in full at the time of the booking. The amount of 40%would be $128 plus $200 security deposit making $328, we will secureand reserve the apartment if you make this deposit . We accept money transfer or bank transfer only. Please let us know if you are interested and we can go from there. You can view more pictures and information on our website at:http://www.vacationholidaypalacehomecity.com Thank you and have a great day.

[Michael]

Thank you very much for posting elsbethpsy, we will make sure that the website gets suspended soon

[GomerPyle]

It's also given me another method to track down websites.

This one is just a basic template at the moment

http://www.hmrcgov-uk.org/default.html

but the UK government doesn't need outside website building assistance and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have sharp teeth and long claws.

[GomerPyle]

Judging by the latest examples of their work I think they're under pressure

http://hamletlettings.page.tl
http://newworldapartment.page.tl

They're getting easier to find.

This is the associated scammer phone number +447011136279, also being used in fake employment scams for a nanny. Noted here to alert anyone making a Google search.

They've gone raving mad on spamming ad sites, but I doubt they'll have much luck. Their websites are poor quality and one demented spammer is adding this to the ads, which has caused widespread mirth

cats are OK - purrr; dogs are OK - wooof ...

Classified ads for pigeon loft
BAYSWATER One bedroom per week £250/1 bedroom & Loft (http://hamletlettings.page.tl/Bayswater.) £42. london.craigslist.co.uk/vac/2158025598.html ...
www.wefindads.co.uk/pigeon%20loft

This ad aggregation site appears to have psychic powers in knowing how to classify their offer.

[GomerPyle]

Nice work Michael and site killers

http://citytravelapartments.com/

The domain citytravelapartments.com is for sale

Current value 2 cents ?

http://www.vacationholidaypalacehomecity.com/

This website has been temporarily disabled

http://hamletlettings.page.tl
http://newworldapartment.page.tl

Both

Oops!

All that ad spamming for nothing.

Let's go searching

[seawolfie]

Hi,

They're now going by this website
http://www.thepeacenicehome.com/index.html

I ran into them on craigslist and was fooled until I started having email correspondence with them. scammers always have this wonderful inability to answer any direct questions that you ask .
they had verbatim the same mail as earlier posted

i wish they had something better to do.

[Michael]

Thanks for letting us know! We'll make sure that it gets reported soon

[wackywhoopsofjoy]

I nearly got scammed until I realized the deal was too good to be true... then I came across this website. They're currently operating under this name http://www.citypalacehomereservation.com/

Someone please shut them down! The email they sent me (as pasted below) was pretty much word for word exactly the same as the other ones mentioned in this thread.

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Thank you very much for your inquiry.

For your travel dates we could offer you the following options:

Our APARTMENT is $350/week.

We are available throughout that time. The cost per night is $50.00 a night,
so for 5 nights the total is $250.

This includes all utilities. There is a fully equipped kitchen. We
supply all linens, and there is parking space.
There is high speed wireless internet for your convenience. If you are
interested we take 40% and refundable $200 security deposit to confirm
your booking and the rest of the balance on your arrival.

Or you may pay in full at the time of the booking. The amount of 40%
would be $100 plus $200 security deposit making $300, we will secure
and reserve the apartment if you make this deposit .

We accept money transfer or bank transfer only.

Please let us know if you are interested and we can go from there.

You can view more pictures and information on our website at:
http://www.citypalacehomereservation.com

Thank you and have a great day.

On it - Michael

[Notscammedyet]

These folks are still active, now at www.funcitylovelyapartments.com/washington-dc

Received an identical mail as the previously once, under a minute after we sent an enquiry on Craigslist. Googled them, and found this thread. Can't believe they can still operate after so many years!!

[Bryon Williams]

funcitylovelyapartments.com

75.98.17.37
Domain Name: FUNCITYLOVELYAPARTMENTS.COM
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.enom.com
Referral URL: http://www.enom.com
Name Server: NS1.WEBS.COM
Name Server: NS2.WEBS.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 05-jul-2013
Creation Date: 05-jul-2013
Expiration Date: 05-jul-2014