Comments on: Beware The Latest Craigslist Apartment Rental Credit Card Scam

By: rick2009

rick2009 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:58:23 +0000

I found this luxurious Manhattan apartment add in craigslist, it all seem too good to be true, but I thought they were just desperate due to the economic crisis. A person by the mane of Dmary Jane (djmarry11@yahoo.co.uk) got in contact with me and sent all the information for the rental agreement, after investigating the information provided by this person (building name, unit number and address) , results showed that this is all a “big scam” ; since there is only one building with this name in Manhattan; which is situated in a different location, the apartment number 14 does not exit and the building concierge does not know anything about the contact (djmarry11@yahoo.co.uk) or the apartment owner (ALPORT COOPER) whom requested a money order or transfer to foreign address (106-110 BELGRAVE ROAD, LONDON, SW1V 2BJ). Even the pictures that this criminals used to promote their scam were copied from a real estate website that is promoting the condos for sell; compare the two websites, address and pictures :
Condo living (http://www.condo-living-west.com/nyblog/2008/09...)
Craigslist.org (http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/129488315...)
it is a shame that Craigslist a network for online advertisement which purpose is to help the community is now been used by con artist to scam honest people.
Sincerely,
Rick

By: fraud scam

fraud scam — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:08:42 +0000

It seems that real estate fraud is bigger then authorities.
Just my opinion.

By: Craiglists

Craiglists — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:32:00 +0000

This is a known scam in craigslist and has been used for a lot of time, the only problem is the people that aren't skilled with computers tends to fall.

By: craiglist scams

craiglist scams — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:32:36 +0000

Craigslist scams represent 60% of the total ads. So I'll advise you to open your eyes and do a little research.

By: Huege

Huege — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:02:52 +0000

CL is not to be trusted anymore at all. I go with http://direk.com - good for EU listing only.

By: musica

musica — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:04:23 +0000

wow it looks great

By: wise startup blog

wise startup blog — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:36:33 +0000

This one had really good grammar and even had a thrown into the email
conversation making you think the renter was a girl renting the apartment
for her parents.
These guys are pretty sophisticated and hopefully more people find out about
this.

By: nate

nate — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:23:36 +0000

Wow, that one is much better than the new one I've been seeing – the send me a deposit and I'll send you the keys scam. I wrote about it here: http://blog.perfectspace.com/2008/09/09/nigeria... (Nigerian scam on craigslist link)