Here is a message from WANDA BURTS !!! who professes to be so HONEST !!!.
Hi Dear A
Thanks for your mail..Am a very honest person and Woman of God.I don't have a time for such Things in my life how much is 1,300$ well i have 100% assurance about myself and my apartment.....Beside You are sending the fund to my name...You don't have to worry About anything A...Signed the booking form contract and send back to me...
I am looking at renting an apartment in NY in april. i replied to an ad from Franklin D Copland and he left his number, so I googled it and found this webpage and put it his number. Thanks for the heads up !!
Thank you all for saving me a lot of money. Today I was just about to send over £1000 to Franklin Copland for an apartment (308W 31st street, N.Y.) in April in New York that I now find out is a parking lot.
The B*st*rd even offered to pick me and my family up from the airport!
Anyone know of any way we can report this guy?
Today I replied to an ad on Craigslist, "Franklin D Copland" replied back to me with more pictures and info. It looks and sounds too good to be true, so I looked up the property address he gave me "308 W 31st St" in NYC tax records and found that it is a parking lot. His phone number comes up as a land line in Richmond Beach, Washington State, but unlisted. He of course wanted half the rent and a $600 deposit. I haven't responded back to him. I would love to see this guy caught. Has anyone reported this to authorities?
My family was scammed by this guy. he offered a place in DC. I found some more people who use this number:
http://www.alibaba.com/member/mphsdesigners.html
http://www.alibaba.com/member/mphsdesigners/contactinfo.html
In our case, he calls himself Vince J. Wharton residing at 204 Michigan Ave NE, Washington DC (which is a restaurant). The property he offered is 672 14th St NW, Washongton DC.
What a d*ck. Does anyone have more info on this guy? I'd like to pay him a visit...
Like the March 17 entry, I found this person on Craigslist, thought I had secured a rental in DC, and am out a week's rent. I wish I had checked this page. An expensive lesson.