We had a house listed for sale via MLS. Many people were contacting us about the low rent for our house. One potential renter talked to a scammer who took my husband's name created a yahoo account, talked to potential renter numerous times and sent emails and a lease! She got suspicious because of the broken Asian accent and the cheap rent for our area. This phone number 802 735 2412 was one of the numbers he used.
BEWARE! We are filing with FTC and many other places. Thankfully, the renters didn't send him money.
Ok, the guy on the other end of this number is in fact in the housing scam business. I spoke with him directly and he has broken english, his spelling on lease documentation is pretty good, but obvious punctuation and spelling errors are a tell-tale. He operates on a cardboard cut-out level of housing scams, asking the exact questions and having the exact background story of scammers that do this. check it out for yourself and get informed. This is what you need to look for...
He called me today too, I've been inquiring about rentals here in Austin and I'm guessing that's how he got my info. The connection is very bad and his English is broken.
We had a house listed for sale via MLS. Many people were contacting us about the low rent for our house. One potential renter talked to a scammer who took my husband's name created a yahoo account, talked to potential renter numerous times and sent emails and a lease! She got suspicious because of the broken Asian accent and the cheap rent for our area. This phone number 802 735 2412 was one of the numbers he used.
BEWARE! We are filing with FTC and many other places. Thankfully, the renters didn't send him money.
rentstv, I'm scared. I think I've been talking to a scammer who did just this. I'm in IL. We didn't send money, but lots of personal information. I can't imagine who i'm talking to. This is terrible