Rental Scam?

Hi there,

I was looking for a short term rental in London and came across this provider: http://www.london-travelodge.co.uk/

I had made an enquiry and got back a response that seems legit. However on their site the ask for a deposit only payable by Bank Transfer or Money Transfer.

I have googled the company and the information on the website and can't find much about it, and also performed a "whois" DNS lookup on the london-travelodge.co.uk domain - It is registered to someone in New York - U.S.

It seems too good to be true! Is this a scam? Thanks so much!!!

Some more info:
Tel: +44 (0) 2070978982
Fax: +44 (0) 2076812328
E-Mail: [email protected]
LETTING P. LIMITED
6 Adler Street, London, E1 1EG , England
Copyright © London Travel Lodge
Company Reg. No. 07718956

It is a fake site and looks like it needs shutting down.Here is the registered company information and it does not match what is said on the website. Companies House details below.

Name & Registered Office:
BLACK CARD PROMOTIONS LTD
30 WILLSDOWN ROAD
EXETER
UNITED KINGDOM
EX2 8XG
Company No. 07718956
Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 26/07/2011
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC):
None Supplied
Accounting Reference Date: 31/07
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 26/04/2013
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 23/08/2012 OVERDUE

Letting P. Limited does not exist. There is no Companies House registration under that name so it is not a Ltd Company. Here is the real occupier of the address.

CHAPEL COLLEGE
1-13 ADLER STREET, LONDON

The website shows Photos stolen from websites that advertise flats for sale. Here is one and it is not the one advertised to rent at http://www.london-travelodge.co.uk/#/ma ... 4569860513.
http://www.localpropertyindex.com/UK/10 ... -London-UK
Very odd to stress a £2000 white sofa. The flat shown is for sale at £1,895,000.

The website has been reported for Fraud.