Yea I called back and I got a guy name ALEX and when I asked about being taken off the list of calling people because I never asked for a loan for anything he said "[***] you" and hung up. I reported it to the national registry so hopefully this will be investigated
This phone number: 347-460-0294 - took a listing from Zillow in Colorado Springs, CO and put it on Craigslist for over half price and is trying to get people to send a deposit of $700 plus first month of $800. Total scam. DO NOT SEND THIS PERSON MONEY.
thank god I just had a gut feeling to look online because I almost sent this person $2,000 for a house to rent... gave me a whole story that him & his wife work for world health organization moved to Texas & are renting out their house for 5-6 years until they come back
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
Just got an email from a guy about a Craigslist apartment in Concord, MA - exact same story that Stephanie described from December about him and his wife moving to Texas. He gave me this number (347) 460-0294 to contact once I filled out a rental questionnaire... Something felt off so I did some research before I gave him any info. Good thing!