by Ontario Paralegal
Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:02 pm
Hello,
It seems this scam has been revived and is rampant in Toronto, Ontario at the moment.
This scammer is among several who have been taking real ads and creating fake ones at all sorts of rental forums. I've found the same photos and listings at craigslist, kijiji and others. Reporting them does not seem to help, so they must not be getting tagged as often as I would have expected.
Names they are using include: Eric Daniel, John Chua, Joyce Chua, Feibelman Jennifer Lyn. "John Chua" called me already, trying to pressure me into sending more information.
Flags include the weird syntax, no capitalization, spelling errors such as "seperate," oddly low rent, misstatements of location (neighbourhood and address mismatch) and claims to be out of the country for work or family emergencies. And, of course, the insistence on completing an application form.
Has anyone had any luck getting an police involvement in these things? Or getting sites like craigslist and kijiji to stop posting this nonsense?
- Ontario Paralegal
It seems this scam has been revived and is rampant in Toronto, Ontario at the moment.
This scammer is among several who have been taking real ads and creating fake ones at all sorts of rental forums. I've found the same photos and listings at craigslist, kijiji and others. Reporting them does not seem to help, so they must not be getting tagged as often as I would have expected.
Names they are using include: Eric Daniel, John Chua, Joyce Chua, Feibelman Jennifer Lyn. "John Chua" called me already, trying to pressure me into sending more information.
Flags include the weird syntax, no capitalization, spelling errors such as "seperate," oddly low rent, misstatements of location (neighbourhood and address mismatch) and claims to be out of the country for work or family emergencies. And, of course, the insistence on completing an application form.
Has anyone had any luck getting an police involvement in these things? Or getting sites like craigslist and kijiji to stop posting this nonsense?
- Ontario Paralegal