Comments on: The Ultimate Housing Rental Scam http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: RedSL500 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-29025 RedSL500 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:32:43 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-29025 I actually think from the scammer's point of view there's a lot of tracks to cover. Initially, to rent the home for week-end you'd have to appear legit and pay a deposit. Probably with a credit card? fake id? I would think this is probably not something you'd want to do in the town you live in so perhaps there would be air/travel involved. Again, paid for with a credit card? ID req'd for travel. Then, to cash the checks do you use a different ID? Not to mention the thumbprint and some banks require 2 forms of ID. If you can pull all of that off on a weekly basis you're probably worth $15,000 a month. And no, I don't have any scammer experience. I actually think from the scammer’s point of view there’s a lot of tracks to cover. Initially, to rent the home for week-end you’d have to appear legit and pay a deposit. Probably with a credit card? fake id? I would think this is probably not something you’d want to do in the town you live in so perhaps there would be air/travel involved. Again, paid for with a credit card? ID req’d for travel. Then, to cash the checks do you use a different ID? Not to mention the thumbprint and some banks require 2 forms of ID. If you can pull all of that off on a weekly basis you’re probably worth $15,000 a month.
And no, I don’t have any scammer experience.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-1677 Rachel Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:30:42 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-1677 This is actually a well thought out scam. It would be very difficult to catch and prosecute someone who took your money this way. First of all it would be nearly impossible to track them down and secondly it would be tough to prove anything once you did. It would be your word against theirs. This is actually a well thought out scam. It would be very difficult to catch and prosecute someone who took your money this way. First of all it would be nearly impossible to track them down and secondly it would be tough to prove anything once you did. It would be your word against theirs.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-598 Jerry Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:41:29 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-598 Its guys like this that give crime a bad name!! (lol) Its guys like this that give crime a bad name!!
(lol)

]]> By: Erica Anderson http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-510 Erica Anderson Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:23:03 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-510 Now I know what I am doing next weekend. What a great idea! Thanks for umm *sharing*, I mean ahh "warning* me about this scam. Just kidding! :-) It's so unfair how some good scammers always seem to have it made, oh well, maybe one day their karma will catch up with them. :-p Now I know what I am doing next weekend. What a great idea!

Thanks for umm *sharing*, I mean ahh “warning* me about this scam. Just kidding! :-)

It’s so unfair how some good scammers always seem to have it made, oh well, maybe one day their karma will catch up with them. :-p

]]> By: Emily http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-508 Emily Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:44:56 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-508 http://zoe-ville.myminicity.com http://zoe-ville.myminicity.com

]]> By: Jessica Hickok http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-505 Jessica Hickok Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:42:49 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-505 Stick with a reliable property management firm that is leasing property instead of working thru some individual that you don't know. At the very least a good, established property management firm can be verified thru the city's BBB. However, it will take some responsibility from the renter to check into and research whether someone/something is legit or not. Stick with a reliable property management firm that is leasing property instead of working thru some individual that you don’t know. At the very least a good, established property management firm can be verified thru the city’s BBB. However, it will take some responsibility from the renter to check into and research whether someone/something is legit or not.

]]> By: hang sammers http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-479 hang sammers Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:41:44 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-479 Great post and good job going into details so people know exactly what is up not just that there is a renal scam going on....On a side note banks require the person cashing a check to give their right thumb print so this can lead back to who was doing the scamming so the victims can maybe catch up them and rip their stomach open Great post and good job going into details so people know exactly what is up not just that there is a renal scam going on….On a side note banks require the person cashing a check to give their right thumb print so this can lead back to who was doing the scamming so the victims can maybe catch up them and rip their stomach open

]]> By: aj batac http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-418 aj batac Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:20 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-418 i hope these scammers get caught red-handed. i hope these scammers get caught red-handed.

]]> By: vincent http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-412 vincent Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:58:53 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-412 actually some check cashing places will accept handwritten checks if they can call up the bank that issued the check and verify the funds over the phone. actually some check cashing places will accept handwritten checks if they can call up the bank that issued the check and verify the funds over the phone.

]]> By: Mr. Renter http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-411 Mr. Renter Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:33:20 +0000 http://www.expandmywealth.com/2008/01/27/the-ultimate-housing-rental-scam/#comment-411 Good post. Most of what the scammer does is what a normal owner does. An easy fix is to tell the "owner" that you are calling the utility company to set up transfer of utilities and need to know what name it is under now. Would be good to see his/her face at that time...... Good post. Most of what the scammer does is what a normal owner does. An easy fix is to tell the “owner” that you are calling the utility company to set up transfer of utilities and need to know what name it is under now. Would be good to see his/her face at that time……

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