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| Author: | mortimer [ Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Craigslist Rent vacation apartment |
Hello, we are going to spend a week in NYC soon and we found an apartment on Craigslist. The apartment is very beautiful and very cheap, maybe it is enough to be sure it's a scam. BUT: - The name of the owner corresponds to a respectable IT professional (has a technical blog, wrote books. Well google is our friend... - He answered using an email address actually linked to a lot of technical websistes, techincal message boards, linkedin and also facebook - sent us his phone number. The phone number (mobile) is linked to his office, located very close to the apartment - his available for a meeting with a friend of us to show the apartment (well we don't have a friend in NYC, actually) SO - maybe we are dealing with some one who stealed some one else's identity ? - Is there a SAFE way to transfer money using a kind of escrow service? Thanks |
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| Author: | evanjones246 [ Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Craigslist Rent vacation apartment |
People often go through a lot of trouble to make sure you think that they are not scamming you. It is best to not wire money, and to pay in person whenever possible. I am curious whether or not this was a scam or this guy was telling the truth. And what ended up happening here. Any info would be great. mortimer wrote: Hello,
we are going to spend a week in NYC soon and we found an apartment on Craigslist. The apartment is very beautiful and very cheap, maybe it is enough to be sure it's a scam. BUT: - The name of the owner corresponds to a respectable IT professional (has a technical blog, wrote books. Well google is our friend... - He answered using an email address actually linked to a lot of technical websistes, techincal message boards, linkedin and also facebook Las Vegas Strip HotelsMandalay Bay Hotel Las Vegas - sent us his phone number. The phone number (mobile) is linked to his office, located very close to the apartment - his available for a meeting with a friend of us to show the apartment (well we don't have a friend in NYC, actually) SO - maybe we are dealing with some one who stealed some one else's identity ? - Is there a SAFE way to transfer money using a kind of escrow service? Thanks |
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