Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:52 am
Mary Ann Rogers <[email protected]> escreveu:

Hi again Michelle

I will explain the official steps of transaction if you want to rent my apartment:
Once we come to a agreement I will need your full name, delivery address and personal phone number. After this I will forward your details to Airbnb and they will send you all the information about this process and you must follow the instructions to make the deposit of 450 EUR. As soon as you will make the payment of 225 EUR/month + 225 EUR guarantee deposit, airbnb will send you the keys so you can visit the apartment and 2 days later if you decide to stay all you have to do is to sign the lease agreement so that the agency will be able to pay me. If you don't like the apartment, Airbnb will send your entire sum of money back within the same day you make your decision. Anyway I'm confident that you will be more than happy with your stay, but it's good to know that you have this second option available.
Now if you are ready to start the deal please send me the details (full name, address, phone number) that I need to start the transaction. A quick response would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!


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 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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