This is so scandalous.. This just happened to me (a single mother with a toddler looking to start over in life). I am in Temecula and there is this 3bdrm 2bth with identical email as listed below with the others... Someone needs to notify somebody who can put a stop to this horrible woman!!! She is screwing with peoples livelihoods!!!!
Same story in Eugene, OR, on craigslist. Same excuse about being in the hospital. I am notifying a personal friend in the FBI to see what can be done about tracking them down. We spoke with the neighbor of the listed home (Tamaris L. Landsman), and apparently they used her name on the listing. If they are caught, I hope that they are charged with identity fraud, as well as whatever else they could be charged for. I have friends overseas that have set up a relay phone that has a US number in order to call friends for very cheap. Not sure if these things can be tracked very easily, so there may be nothing that can be done to stop them.
The house was listed on craigslist was to good to be true. I even tried to look up the name she gave me on facebook, didnt find anything should have known then that it was a scam. I still sent her a txt but had no respond..yet. Here is what she wrote me:
Am the owner of the house and my name is Ericka L Gordon,$500 for the
deposit and $500 for the monthly rent,$80 for the pet deposit,its 3
bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, with lots of appliance for your use and the
utilities included in the rent are water, gas and electric. Its a
lovely home and you will enjoy living in there with your family
without any problem.Here is the address of the house 942 Benjamin Ave
SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. Please text me on this number for more
info.(281) 901 0813
We are the management for the property at 942 Benjamin in Grand Rapids. We have been recieving calls about this posting on Craigslist under the number of (281)901-0813 it is a "Scam". Please do an online search for our rental address and you will find our listing on Rentlinx.com and Zillow plus several other sights but not Craigslist. We are renting the home for $825. you will be able to find all the correct information on the other sights.