Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago

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This rental scammer was advertising a house on Craigslist in San Francisco. Time to call him up and ruin his day, enjoy!
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About this scam: The scammer posts an apartment or house for rent, usually way below a normal price. The posts themselves usually look suspicious, with poorly written content/descriptions and poor resolution images or none at all. 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. Do not ever wire money to someone that you don't know, no matter how good the deal sounds.

Aunty Donna video: youtu.be/2XTwWeNHb40

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

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