London flat rental scams - www.apartmentintopcity.com

I have responded to several offers from postings on Craigslist. Wondering if any are legit? Most seem blatant, but if they accept PayPal, could it still be scam?
Appreciate if anyone can verify this one:
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Thank you very much for your inquiry. For your travel dates we could offer you the following options: Our HOLIDAY APARTMENT is £270./week.one bedroom We are available throughout that time. The cost per day is £40,So for4 night the total is £160. 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 £64 plus £200 security deposit making £264, we can confirmyour booking if you make the deposit . We accept money transfer orbank 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.apartmentintopcity.com
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They have said they wil take Paypal - apt in Bloomsbury or Mayfair

It's a scam otl and the website quoted is a fake which is recorded in the Artists Against 419 database of fake sites here

http://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=56633

I'm beginning to despair of craigslist as all 25 ads under one heading I saw this morning were scams and since I've got back this evening, the situation has become worse.

It's up to craigslist. If they allow scammers to swamp their listings then it'll become safer to avoid them, but I'd prefer them to take proactive action to remove them. They aren't hard to spot, though may trap those who aren't familiar with the going market rate for apartment rentals in London.

All I can advie otl is that you be very very cautious and ask here if you have any doubts at all.

Some warners here actually go through with rental applications to check how the scam breaks down, but one group operating in the UK even have access to bank accounts to receive stolen money, so it's very difficult to be certain. There are some checks we can do, even checking if the bank account is one known to be used by scammers.