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http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/roo/1904767433.html
Doesn't look it yet so cheap. If it's a scam, how is it done?
Doesn't look it yet so cheap. If it's a scam, how is it done?
Is this a scam?
- Thread starter Key West
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Ns1
No Lifer
- Jun 17, 2001
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you send money off shore they send you keys to vacated apartment/condo, new owners open the door and are surprised when they see squatters
legal battles ensue
Ns1
No Lifer
- Jun 17, 2001
- 55,420
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or this, for the REALLY stupid
The apartment sounded too good to be true.
A fully furnished two-bedroom with a balcony in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, going for $950 instead of the $2,200 it would normally fetch because of the tenant's sudden job transfer.
The catch: You have to take it sight unseen - and send a security deposit.
The bogus rental was even more of a steal than unsuspecting would-be tenants thought, part of a growing number of scams cooked up to profit from gullible people desperate for affordable housing in the city, according to Internet fraud and security expert Craig Solomon.
"It is becoming more common because New York apartments have become such a hot commodity," said Solomon. "People are so desperate that they aren't always thinking clearly."
This particular listing on Craigslist.org, the go-to site for frazzled city dwellers, featured appealing photos and a quick response to inquiries from a scam artist who used the alias "JoAnn Rinaggio" and a tale about being transferred to North Carolina.
"I will like to tell you that we are doing this based on trust and I would like you to trust me as I trust you. ... You can see the beautiful apartment in the pictures, but not in person yet," she writes, asking prospective tenants to wire a $550 security deposit and promising a return envelope with the apartment keys.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200..._targeting_renters_despe-2.html#ixzz0wv1VKUaU
The apartment sounded too good to be true.
A fully furnished two-bedroom with a balcony in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, going for $950 instead of the $2,200 it would normally fetch because of the tenant's sudden job transfer.
The catch: You have to take it sight unseen - and send a security deposit.
The bogus rental was even more of a steal than unsuspecting would-be tenants thought, part of a growing number of scams cooked up to profit from gullible people desperate for affordable housing in the city, according to Internet fraud and security expert Craig Solomon.
"It is becoming more common because New York apartments have become such a hot commodity," said Solomon. "People are so desperate that they aren't always thinking clearly."
This particular listing on Craigslist.org, the go-to site for frazzled city dwellers, featured appealing photos and a quick response to inquiries from a scam artist who used the alias "JoAnn Rinaggio" and a tale about being transferred to North Carolina.
"I will like to tell you that we are doing this based on trust and I would like you to trust me as I trust you. ... You can see the beautiful apartment in the pictures, but not in person yet," she writes, asking prospective tenants to wire a $550 security deposit and promising a return envelope with the apartment keys.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200..._targeting_renters_despe-2.html#ixzz0wv1VKUaU
pontifex
Lifer
- Dec 5, 2000
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did you guys even read the ad?
I'm not sure what something like this goes for in Boston, but the person placing the ad is looking for a roommate. You're going to live there by yourself.
they probably bought the place and want to rent a room to offset the cost or maybe the person is sub-leasing. or maybe the owner is a greedy pig?
there doesn't seem anything scammy about it.
I'm not sure what something like this goes for in Boston, but the person placing the ad is looking for a roommate. You're going to live there by yourself.
they probably bought the place and want to rent a room to offset the cost or maybe the person is sub-leasing. or maybe the owner is a greedy pig?
there doesn't seem anything scammy about it.
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- Jan 20, 2010
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Yeah, this person is looking for a roommate. So most typical scam is not it.
$385 including utilities is absolutely ridiculous. The pictured place can easily rent for $800++ PLUS utilities. I sent him/her an inquiry just to check out.
Ns1
No Lifer
- Jun 17, 2001
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MrMatt
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385????? I'm in a 3BR and I pay 550 in Boston. And that's about 300 bucks cheaper than ANYONE else I know in the city. Granted this is the south shore, but try and check it out. If it's legit...I mean wow. That bedroom looked a little narrow I think, so maybe that's the catch?
pontifex
Lifer
- Dec 5, 2000
- 43,804
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ok, so $400 is half of $800. $385 isn't far from $400...
or do you mean $800 per person?
I always check for hidden text in every CL post I check out. If there's hidden text, it's a no-go.
lxskllr
No Lifer
- Nov 30, 2004
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xanis
Lifer
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lxskllr
No Lifer
- Nov 30, 2004
- 60,704
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What I mean is I don't understand the scam part. The hidden stuff's kind of weird, but how does that tie into scam. What's the purpose of the text, especially the text from the OP?
Collect $385.00 from twenty to fifty, aw, fools/chumps/marks for an address with pictures they got off a realty website.
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