Who called from 5714295882

Received a call from this number about an ad I responded to about a rental in Nanaimo. I received an email from Daniel Brown<[email protected] saying I was chosen to rent the apartment and to sent. He wanted me to sent $850 by Money gram Money transfer to SEYI BROWN 19 JOHN ST IPAJA LAGOS NIGERIA 23401 then he would send me a package with the keys etc. He called me about the money but was not willing or able to give me an address of where the apartment was.

This is person called me after I responded to an ad for rent in Winnipeg on Craigslist. He said that I was chosen and asked me to send him $1200 of first and last month of rent as security deposit. I later found out that he didn't own the apartment and he never lived at that place. Luckily I didn't give him any money. Please be careful about this person!

Craigslist Rental Scam, Zillow, ETC.:
The scam works like this.  They advertise a property for rent, sometime (many times) at a rate lower than what would be normal.  They are always out of town, either deployed, going to be deployed, working, living, moving, going to be a missionary, etc.  They always communicate by text or email because they are deaf, can’t get phone reception, etc.  The reason for this is that they are uneducated foreigners and talking to them would give that away.  They ask a few random question.  And then decide that you are “perfect”.  So they tell you to send a security deposit and a month’s rent to them by untraceable means (Western union, Moneygram, etc.) and they will send you the keys, etc.  They don’t own the property, the property might not exist or if it does, it might not even be habitable.  You are then out the cash you sent them.  Always deal with someone local, who will meet you and show the property, who can prove they own the property (all property tax records are open to the public, most are on line), or deal with a reputable real estate agent from the area.
http://dc.curbed.com/2016/1/4/10850342/rental ... e-washington-dc