SCAMMERS! The vacation rental price is too good to be true scam is still going on in April 2014. Do not fall for this line!
I responded to a craigslist vacation rental ad, and received an email from
[email protected], but signs email as Alex, and text messages were sent from 302-464-0343. The reply email is listed below. It is the same email posted by others on this website.
Hello,
This is the best you can get around...Please find below our methods of payments Conditions apply.
1. Pay Pal Transfer
2. Account Transfer
3. Money Gram Transfer
Western Union Money Transfer. This is the fastest, easiest and safest method of payment for all parties involved as payment can be confirmed immediately and your receipt and confirmation of reservation issued immediately. Money transferred using Western Union money transfer can be confirmed in seconds from when payment information is received from you. Moreso, there is no room for bogus payments as funds are paid out in cash at the receiving end.
Pay Pal and Account Transfers take up to two weeks for confirmation before payment receipt is issued to renters. This is as a result of numerous bogus transfers we have received from renters in the past. In the past, renter's make bogus transfers to our accounts and we confirm payment immediately and issue receipt and confirmation of reservation to them but after some weeks, we receive notification from our financial institutions that the transfers were bogus after which the renter's would have checked out of the accommodation. We are always held responsible for refund of the funds to wherever it came from. We have lost thousands of dollars in this process so we are cautious of this method of payment. If you choose to go by the method of payment, please note that if we receive a reservation from other renter's for the same accommodation during the process of confirming your payment and the renters agree to pay via money gram transfer which is the easiest, fastest and safest method of payment for all parties involved, your reservation will be canceled and your funds returned to you
Upon your readiness to proceed, I shall send you the booking and agreement form along with payment instructions. Immediately the booking and agreement form is completed and returned to me and payment is made and confirmed, a receipt will be issued immediately to confirm your reservation. Our preferred method of payment is money gram transfer but we are liable for the charges.
Regards
Alex