This guy tried to rent me an apartment in Seattle with the same story and name "John Willey" He appears to have a scan of John's passport too, though it's clearly not him. Thanks for confirming my suspicion.
Thank you so much for posting this -- I almost rented an apartment from him in Philadelphia that he had posted on Craig's list. There were a few odd things about his response, so I google-searched his name and found this site. The phone number he sent matches this number as well. I will report his Craig's list posting as bogus.
Thanks! I almost rent an apartment from him at Boston!
He uses the same name and phone number, asking for the first month rent and deposit and promising to mail me the keys. So lucky that I saw this post before making any transaction.
He's trying to do the same thing in Orlando. He is using a name of Andres Wolfe. It was too good to be true. Trying to rent a place that goes for 2,300 per month and is renting for $1,000, including furnish and all utilities. found him on craiglist...