Fraudulent vacation rentals ads

These con artists are all over Craigslist and elsewhere

you can make your booking through our website at http://www.reservationcitypalace.com or send an email to [email protected]

I don't get how people can send money to someone western union for a rental that is 1/3 the normal price, but there are people doing it.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/su ... 64946.html

These scammers have their own web site and are bit more organized than others (despite the insane pricing that is a big red flag)

How do you get these people shut down?

That's one hideous fake site

http://www.reservationcitypalace.com/index.html

A site killer will be along shortly.

This is usually done by members of 419eater.com where I'm also a member, but site killing isn't my speciality.

It's done very properly and legally by proving to the hoster that the site is bogus and, as most hosters are legitimate companies, they do the correct thing.

You can learn how to do it there if you're interested. It's knowing who to contact and what evidence to collect and the information to provide that needs to be known. Some sites can also be trickier and more complex than others.