Room for Rent and other rental scams
by NY2010resident Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:36 pm
<Fake> check scam.

The reply goes to : [email protected]
Friday, October 19, 2012
From: "Potter" <[email protected]>
To: @hous.craigslist.org
I'm interested in renting your room..Let me know if the room is still available?

FROM: Alexandria Potter <[email protected]>
TO: xxx
Friday, October 19, 2012

Thanks for your return email ....Am so happy to hear back from you.

My Name is Alexandria Potter
Female
21yrs old

Here is a lil about me below..

I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean and respectful of others. A
non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama free. I
graduated last year in Germany . I am single and have no children...
I do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with my roommate!
i go to church every Sunday. Am coming for my masters degree. I was
born in Germany (Hamburg), my Dad is from United State , but my Mom
is from Germany...I went to University of Hamburg in Germany i speak
both French and English ,am presently on research work at Guam (USA),
am almost done with the research. Am doing it because its part of
prerequisite for my masters in Microbiology. I would have loved to
call you but this is a remote area calls is hard to go through from
here and i don't want to waste much time. Am really interested in
renting from you and i don't really love pets but i don't care if
there is any in the house. I would have loved to see it but am very
far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will also like you to tell me more
about you and if you have garage or parking space because I will have
my own car come over, please let me know the total payment of the
place and more over I will send your email to my dad for him to email
you later because he is the one that will be paying the bills but
nevertheless.

I will like you to send me your full Name and the mailing address,
your phone number as well,so that my Dad will issue out the payment
for the place as soon as possible,with that you can hold on the place
for me till i come......I will be looking forward to your email
soonest.

Thanks and have a nice day.
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by NY2010resident Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:07 pm
Another email where the reply goes back to a scammer's address [email protected]

The reply goes to : mrklk83 <[email protected]>
FROM: [email protected]
TO: @hous.craigslist.org
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Single female need a room... Pls let me know when i can move in.

Thanks
Last edited by NY2010resident on Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
by Bubbles Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:58 am
Welcome to ScamWarners sejory43, thank you for posting this information.

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

Rest in Peace 24 June 2015.

Gone, but never forgotten.
by worriedlessor Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:51 pm
I have been contacted by this scammer too! What do I do now?

Here is the message:

Thanks for your return email ....Am so happy to hear back from you.

My Name is Alexandria Potter
Female
21yrs old

Here is a lil about me below..

I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean and respectful of others. A non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama free. I graduated last year in Germany . I am single and have no children... I do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with my roommate! i go to church every Sunday. Am coming for my masters degree. I was born in Germany (Hamburg), my Dad is from United State , but my Mom is from Germany...I went to University of Hamburg in Germany i speak both French and English ,am presently on research work at Guam (USA), am almost done with the research. Am doing it because its part of prerequisite for my masters in Microbiology. I would have loved to call you but this is a remote area calls is hard to go through from here and i don't want to waste much time. Am really interested in renting from you and i don't really love pets but i don't care if there is any in the house. I would have loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will also like you to tell me more about you and if you have garage or parking space because I will have my own car come over, please let me know the total payment of the place and more over I will send your email to my dad for him to email you later because he is the one that will be paying the bills but nevertheless.

I will like you to send me your full Name and the mailing address, your phone number as well,so that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon as possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come......I will be looking forward to your email soonest.

Thanks and have a nice day.
by Bubbles Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:10 am
worriedlessor wrote:I have been contacted by this scammer too! What do I do now?


Welcome to ScamWarners worriedlessor, just tell "her" that you no longer have the rental available. Then stop responding to "her". She will move on and leave you alone.

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

Rest in Peace 24 June 2015.

Gone, but never forgotten.

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