Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hey folks, today's video features some lovely Nigerian housing scammers. They let me know how they really felt after I trolled the hell out of them...
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About this scam: The scammer posts an apartment or house for rent, usually way under what the normal price would be. The posts themselves usually look suspicious, with poorly written content/descriptions and poor resolution or no images attached. The scammer responds to emails stating that they are "out of town" but can send you the keys and "documents" for the apartment to your shipping address, once they have received a deposit or down payment. They'll say it must be sent through wire transfer (usually Western Union or Moneygram). Once the money is sent, boom it's gone. Absolute BS. Do not ever wire money to someone that you don't know, no matter how good the deal sounds. These guy's number went down after about a day, I'll find them again though! #GretelynGotcha
More about the scam here: consumerist.com/2013/02/27/5-warning-signs-that-a-craigslist-rental-listing-is-probably-a-scam
And here: usa.gov/topics/consumer/scams-fraud/family-home-community/rental-fraud.shtml
This is the Western Union/Craigslist/Moneygram housing rental scam.
Thanks for watching everyone, and please subscribe for more videos of messing with scammers!
Outro song: 'Pisco Sour' - Gunnar Olsen - youtube.com/watch?v=MPTga-IW-Ws
Inquiries: thehoaxhotel@gmail.com
Scam the scammers!
Hey folks, today's video features some lovely Nigerian housing scammers. They let me know how they really felt after I trolled the hell out of them...
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Twitter ▶ twitter.com/thehoaxhotel
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About this scam: The scammer posts an apartment or house for rent, usually way under what the normal price would be. The posts themselves usually look suspicious, with poorly written content/descriptions and poor resolution or no images attached. The scammer responds to emails stating that they are "out of town" but can send you the keys and "documents" for the apartment to your shipping address, once they have received a deposit or down payment. They'll say it must be sent through wire transfer (usually Western Union or Moneygram). Once the money is sent, boom it's gone. Absolute BS. Do not ever wire money to someone that you don't know, no matter how good the deal sounds. These guy's number went down after about a day, I'll find them again though! #GretelynGotcha
More about the scam here: consumerist.com/2013/02/27/5-warning-signs-that-a-craigslist-rental-listing-is-probably-a-scam
And here: usa.gov/topics/consumer/scams-fraud/family-home-community/rental-fraud.shtml
This is the Western Union/Craigslist/Moneygram housing rental scam.
Thanks for watching everyone, and please subscribe for more videos of messing with scammers!
Outro song: 'Pisco Sour' - Gunnar Olsen - youtube.com/watch?v=MPTga-IW-Ws
Inquiries: thehoaxhotel@gmail.com
Scam the scammers!
