Room for Rent and other rental scams
by chick09 Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:51 am
Please, if you are planning on renting from this website- don't!!
I was so happy that the prices were so low and the place looked amazing, and then it got fishy:
"Hi,
The flat is still available for the time frame. But viewing won't be possible because there are occupants in the flat and it's against our policy to arrange viewing when we have occupants in any of our apartments.
The main reason we decided to stop showing any occupied flat is that we do receive a lot of inquiries whenever we advertise on Craigslist and nearly 99% of the inquirers want to view before renting. And based on experience, 96% of them are time wasters, so most of our visitors do complain about showing up with different people for viewing and that has made us to lose a lot customers. So, I'm sorry, viewing won't be possible
Best Regards,
Nicholas Matt
Booking Manager"


After that I decided just to get the bank details, please don't do anything with them!! A whooping 450$ deposit!

Hi,

Attached are the booking invoice and the rental agreement. Below are the bank details

Bank Name: Chase Bank
Bank Address: 253 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
Account Holder's Name: Kenneth sharp
Account Holder's Address: 302 W 118th St New York, NY 10026
Account Number: 226361650
Routine Number: 065400137
Swift Code: CHASUS33

Awaiting proof of payment

Regards,
Nicholas


Mod note: Bank acc. reported. Quotes added - CW
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by Con Warner Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:00 am
Thanks for the warning chick09.

The bank account has been reported and the website will be actioned by our site killers.
Could you please let us know the email address the scammer used. Ideally, if you can, please post the email "headers" as this will help in the report of the fake website. Here's a guide to finding the headers.... http://whatismyipaddress.com/find-headers.

Thanks. :)

Email: [email protected]

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by giora Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:24 am
Unfortunately he was successful in scamming my family. A lot of money involved.
He has moved his website to holidayflatrentals.net
He is using the email address [email protected]
by Mike Wilson Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:42 am



Address: USA office: 3183 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010
UK office: 1A Pope Street, London, SE1 3PR, UK

Contact Number: +1 323 218 0910 (US)
+44 203 239 0945 (UK)

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]



The website is in the process of being reported for fraud.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by andyzxyz Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:00 pm
This person is now trying to recruit people using Gumtree.com and trying to get job seekers involved with his Scam and Fraudulent activities. Obviously these Virtual or Freelance workers have no idea that this is not a legitimate property/rentals company, well unless they come across ScamWarners, Like I did :-)


Ad on Gumtree: http://www.gumtree.com/p/jobs/part-time-virtual-assistant-needed-for-immediate-employment/1033030976
I have reported this to Gumtree, so ad may not be up for much longer.

Email trail:



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andy <mail@>
Date: 23 September 2013 16:39
Subject: Re: Part Time Virtual Assistant Needed For Immediate Employment
To: Pedro Adams <[email protected]>


Hi Pedro,

Before I complete this task. Please can you explain the following:http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&p=172897


Best

Andy


On 23 September 2013 16:16, Pedro Adams <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Andy,

I write to confirm the receipt of response.

In order to guarantee you for the post, you need to under go a training and it is about 35 minutes.

Follow the instructions below to access the training

In order to get access to the training and all instructional materials you will have to download the file required to access our server. To install the file, please follow these instructions.

i. Disable your existing antivirus/antispyware (if you have one) before you install the file. This is required to avoid any compatibility issues.

ii. Download the file from our website at http://holidayflatrental.net/<REMOVED> MW

iii. Double click on the file to install it. The file gets installed automatically

iv. Now re-enable the antivirus/antispyware software.

v) Launch the installed package and enter the information below to get connected

Username: HFR00786
Password: 1IWBU28B

vi) You will get access to all instructional materials needed to cover the training

NOTE: You shall be given a little task to perform after going through the instructional materials. The task will only take you about 5-7 minutes and it is your interview. So points will be awarded accordingly

Yours sincerely,

Pedro Adams
Admin Manager

HOLIDAY FLAT RENTAL
3183 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 | 16 -20 Ely Place London, England EC1N 6SN | T: +1 323 218 0910 (US) +44 203 289 8336 (UK) | F: +1 646 607 9537 (US) +44 207 504 8515 (UK) | W: holidayflatrental.net | E:[email protected]

From: Andy <mail@>
To: Pedro Adams <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Part Time Virtual Assistant Needed For Immediate Employment

Dear Pedro,

I am still interested in this position on the basis of what you have described.

Best

Andy


On 23 September 2013 15:26, Pedro Adams <[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings from Holiday Flat Rental

We write to acknowledge the receipt of your application on the advert we placed online concerning the vacancy for a post virtual assistant

We are vacation rental agents, we manage properties on behalf on owners in United States of America, London and Paris. Currently, we are short of staff in our London office, in order to bridge the cap, we need a virtual assistant to complete some data works.

The task will be despatched twice per week, and each must be completed with 48 hours starting from despatching time. Based on experience, each task will take between 3-5 hours.

You will need to go through a simple training in order to be able to carry out the task. Instructional package will be sent to you as soon as you fill and return our application form

REQUIREMENTS:

i) You must be a computer literate although you don't need to be a professional, just typing skill and ability to follow step by step instructions is required.

ii) A computer and internet access

iii) 6-10 hours per week

BENEFITS:

i) We pay a weekly salary of 285 GBP

ii) OPTIONAL: if we are satisfied with your service, we can decide to offer you a full time job

If you are capable of handling the task discussed above, do re-confirm your interest

Yours sincerely,

Pedro Adams
Admin Manager

HOLIDAY FLAT RENTAL
3183 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 | 16 -20 Ely Place London, England EC1N 6SN | T: +1 323 218 0910 (US) +44 203 289 8336 (UK) | F: +1 646 607 9537 (US) +44 207 504 8515 (UK) | W: holidayflatrental.net | E: [email protected]
by Mike Wilson Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:48 pm
The website is in the process of being reported for fraud.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by Iat Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:20 am
Thank you for the warning! I received their response this morning and I was about to engage.
They are using the site: http://holiday-flat-rental.com/

Their response: "
Thanks for your inquiry.

Yes, the flat is still available but the earliest you can move-in is October 16th because we don't do last minute reservation

Best Regards,

Pedro Adams
Booking Manager




3183 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 | 16 -20 Ely Place London, England EC1N 6SN | T: +1 323 218 0910 (US) +44 203 289 8336 (UK) | F: +1 646 607 9537 | W: holiday-flat-rental.com | E: [email protected], [email protected]
"
by Mike Wilson Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:19 am
They scammers tried to hide their website. No legitimate rental company tries to hide their online presence,


http://holiday-flat-rental.com/unitedst ... tates.html



The website is in the process of being reported for fraud.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by mchammrr Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:49 pm
Had the same experience with Holiday Flat Rental. They wanted me to wire funds and it sounded to good to be true. Did a search and found this and other messages on the Web that this company is a scam. I did not wire the funds.

The e-mails I received cam from [email protected]

Mark
by whynotstopthem Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:51 am
Whats being done about these people they are scamming tons of people.

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