I also received a text from 704-584-9587 insisting that I give them another phone number they could call to send me a code to make sure I was not a spammer. I told him that they could call me at the number I had listed but they insisted that I give them a cell phone number. When I did not they called but it sounded like a call center. There was a lot of background noise and I could barely hear the person.
I got 3 text messages from this number didn't ask for code but I called sounded like man with Asian accent told me he would text message me he sent same text for rabbits I have listed and hedgehogs and guinea pigs scammer
They have a house for rent up on Craigslist, they answered my questions I asked about the house and replied in a very weird way, saying they were in west Africa and wouldn't be home to show the house, that it was available for 5 years, and that we would be sending money online to them and they would send us the keys in the mail..... I didn't answer them again, just left it at that. They gave me this number to call with questions (704)584-9587, I didn't call though.
There was a 2 Million Dollar House, FOR RENT, in Naples, FL on Craigslist. We know the area and the $700 a month rent was SO UNBELIEVABLE, WE KNEW IT HAD TO BE A SCAM. I sent an Email, asking questions and I received the same response as you, about them being in West Africe. Just what I expected, since all these rental scams seem to come out of Nigeria. They even used the correct owner's name and gave the same phone number as you had been given (704) 584-9587, which is a Charlotte, NC Area Code. The Winter address for the owner is NOT in NC. I saw a scam like this before and I was able to make contact with the REAL OWNER and we reported the scam to http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/. The IC3 is co-sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Complaints filed via this website are processed and may be referred to federal, state, local or international law enforcement or regulatory agencies for possible investigation. Everyone who comes in contact with these SCAMMERS AND MORONS SHOULD REPORT THEM TO IC3. BEWARE!! Remember what they say, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is, so don't give anyone lease deposit money, unless you can do it in person and unless you can get INSIDE THE HOUSE TO SEE IT!
This number is a complete scam! I also saw a house for rent but it was in Phoenix, AZ and the name on their email isn't the person who answered the phone. WILL REPORT THEM ALSO!!!!
i saw a house for rent on craiglist in pasadena for $800 fora 3 brd house and they send me an email saying:The Bedroom house is equipped with everything you can need for your stay: fully equipped kitchen, Refrigerator, Microwave, Gas Range,Dishwasher,Garbage Disposal,Hood Over Range,Granite Counter,Available,washing machine..... Bedrooms, bath.. And large living room with appliances including in-suite washer and dryer,electric heating,Wall Furnaces.and also that hole story of they are in africa and going to nigeria and that they are: "My Family and I just traveled to Nigeria for a program Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education with Calvary Chapel Vineland on a Missionary Work" this is wrong because there are people that really want to rent a nice house and these people want to steal form them so sad..