Responded to a posting on Craigslist Cleveland for a rental house in University Heights, Ohio. Received the following email as well as a text from this number. This is a scam perpetrated across various cities.
Good Day!
Am glad to read from you regarding to my ad posted on craigslist. However the house is still available but i was on a research trip to Tulsa Oklahoma as Consulting Engineer for International Project and this is going to last for years and because of my long stay in Oklahoma, that was the reason why am renting out my house and i need a responsible person or family that can take a very good care of the house on my behalf. I came over here with my family and i am not using any Realtor or any agency company for my property because i have withdrew my keys and the house documents from them due to there negligence and the inability of the people to rent my house because of the price and i have reduced the price to a lowest and affordable range. Please do not hesitate to contact me through text message on my number (539) 777-0937 or you should leave a voice message and i will get back to you asap because i do have a very busy schedule and i will be very appreciated if you can bear with me...
Below are the description and the address of the house..
Number of Bedrooms: 3
Number of baths: 1.5
Square footage: 1561
Pets are allowed!!!
Utilities: Already taking care of in the Rent
Rent Fund: $519
Refundable security Deposit: $519
House Address: 4018 Bushnell Road, University Heights, OH 44118
Available :AVAILABLE FOR MOVE IN IF YOU HAVE YOUR PAYMENT NOW!!
Note that you can only drive by to see the EXTERIOR PART of the house because i traveled with the keys and i will be shipping the keys and the house documents to you
via FedEx If you are still interested my house.
If you are interested in renting my house, kindly fill the Rental Application Form below and mail it back to me for further discussion, alright!!
RENTAL APPLICATION FORM
Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( ) _______________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________
City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the
house____________________________
Do you have a pet___________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
How long do you want to rent this home_____________________
Move In Date___________________________
Do you have the payment with you_____________________
How soon can you pay the deposit_____________________
Reference Contact Name and Address if Any_____________________
0ne attached of your photograph if any!!!
Thanks and God bless you and your family,
Joseph Beck & Family.
Text Me: (539) 777-0937
GOT THIS SAME MESSASGE FOR A HOUSE IN PORT ORANGE FLORIDA ON CRAIGSLIST. HAS TO BE A SCAM DO PEOPLE REALLY THINK WERE THAT STUPID THAT YOUR GONNA FEDEX THE KEYS AND PAPERWORK TO US AND YOU THINK WERE WIRING YOU MONEY OR HOWEVER HE DOES IT. PEOPLE SHOULD BE SHOT FOR [***] LIKE THIS TRYING TO SCAM PEOPLE OUT OF THERE HARD EARNED MONEY
Got this from a ad on craigslist. It's totally a scam because before this person post up the house for rent, there was another person who posted the same house up for rent before him. Went and checked out the house and called the real estate on the rental sign in front of the house and they say the person is a scam posting up on craigslist. Anyone who rent houses that don't uses real estate agents are a scam or if the house rent is really cheap....like too good to be true!