Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:08 am
Darnell Hudson Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:


Aloha !

This 2 bedroom condo is available for short and long term lease. It is located at 1551 Ala Wai Blvd, Honolulu. It is available for your choosing dates December 10th - 20th. It is $170 per night. All utilities are included. In order to secure and reserve the rental for your choosing dates, you have to make a deposit which is 50% of the total amount plus the Security deposit ($500) which you have to make before your arrival date.

10 NIGHTS = $1700

SECURITY DEPOSIT = $500

TOTAL AMOUNT = $2200

DEPOSIT AMOUNT = $1350

BALANCE UPON ARRIVAL = $850

The Security deposit which is $500 will be refunded on your check-out date .

Amenities includes: Central Air Conditioning, Wifi internet access, Parking space available for car, car park bill, has all been taken care of. High quality towels, linens and dishes, flat screen TV with cable and DVD player, Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, Laundry machine, Refrigerator, Microwave, Ice Maker. Pet allowed.

The method of payment is Bank Transfer/Check

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested, so i can send the Contract Form to you to fill for reservation.

Mahalo

Darnell


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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