Wow, I can’t believe people still fall for these things. SK may well have rented a place in that building before. That is because the scammers almost always use photos from previous or even existing legitimate ads or find pictures on the net. My girlfriend was looking for a place to rent a few months ago and it was difficult to even find a legitimate ad amongst all the scam ads. In fact one of the places that was legitimately for rent also had three different scam ads listed for it at the same time. The “owner” was always out of town and the keys would be mailed after the deposit was sent. o_0.
My rule is:
EVERYTHING IS A SCAM
until proven otherwise. EVERYTHING!
Start from there and you’ll save yourself some money and hardship.
