OT: Renting a place in NYC from Craiglist (2 weeks)…

[Oxford]

FYI Rich…

I have keyworded this thread and submitted to Google search bots. Soon it will be indexed so anyone searching for information about these scammers will find this thread. Hopefully, that will stop others from falling for this fraud.

OX
…working the system

[Oxford]

[quote=sdrealtor]And he looks buff on the tennis court to boot.[/quote]

LOL…

You should see me in my cape, tights, tin badge and special decoder ring!

OX
…SUPER HERO!!![img_assist|nid=13871|title=OXMAN|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=341|height=314]

[Oxford]

[quote=sdrealtor]And he looks buff on the tennis court to boot.[/quote]

LOL…

You should see me in my cape, tights, tin badge and special decoder ring!

OX
…SUPER HERO!!![img_assist|nid=13871|title=OXMAN|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=341|height=314]

[Oxford]

[quote=sdrealtor]And he looks buff on the tennis court to boot.[/quote]

LOL…

You should see me in my cape, tights, tin badge and special decoder ring!

OX
…SUPER HERO!!![img_assist|nid=13871|title=OXMAN|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=341|height=314]

[Oxford]

[quote=sdrealtor]And he looks buff on the tennis court to boot.[/quote]

LOL…

You should see me in my cape, tights, tin badge and special decoder ring!

OX
…SUPER HERO!!![img_assist|nid=13871|title=OXMAN|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=341|height=314]

[Oxford]

[quote=sdrealtor]And he looks buff on the tennis court to boot.[/quote]

LOL…

You should see me in my cape, tights, tin badge and special decoder ring!

OX
…SUPER HERO!!![img_assist|nid=13871|title=OXMAN|desc=|link=node|align=center|width=341|height=314]

[Coronita]

[quote=Oxford][quote=bubble_contagion]Ox,

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.

OX
…crusader of justice[/quote]

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.

[Coronita]

[quote=Oxford][quote=bubble_contagion]Ox,

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.

OX
…crusader of justice[/quote]

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.

[Coronita]

[quote=Oxford][quote=bubble_contagion]Ox,

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.

OX
…crusader of justice[/quote]

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.

[Coronita]

[quote=Oxford][quote=bubble_contagion]Ox,

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.

OX
…crusader of justice[/quote]

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.

[Coronita]

[quote=Oxford][quote=bubble_contagion]Ox,

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.

OX
…crusader of justice[/quote]

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.

[yojimbo]

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.

[yojimbo]

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.

[yojimbo]

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.

[yojimbo]

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.

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