I e-mail to my friend today and it is too late. He already made the deposit. I had warned him and e-mailed him the links to the rental websites on Sunday. Maybe my warnings, that were made before you exposed the scam, were not strong enough. He is traveling from Switzerland to NYC in a few days. I guess we will know the hard way if this is really a scam. I’ll keep you posted. I will phone my friend and ask more details rather than using e-mail. Thanks.[/quote]
Sorry to hear that bubble. 🙁
I emailed the scammers and said I would be in NYC this Thursday to hand them a check and view the apartment. Here is his reply:
“Hi,
All the infos you asked is on the paper works.
Remember the apartment is first call,first serve. Next week might be too late.
Thanks.”
I have not heard back from him.
Perhaps your friend can contact the bank to start an investigation and hold the funds using the information provided. He should act fast. Good luck with all that.
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actually, the best thing to do is call a local field office and call the bank… The routing number you posted was HSBC. Sorry to hear that. But I guess that’s why these scammers stay in business. Occassionally someone takes the bite.
