Victim Location 10036
Type of a scam Rental
ALERT TO PEOPLE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SF- There are a lot of scammers.
This situation mirrors ScamPulse.com’s 2017 post on Airbnb Scammers (***
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Hello again,
Nice to hear back from you. All sounds good and i feel that we are ready to proceed. You should know that i want to use Airbnb services in order to book, inspect and sign the lease. They will be in charge of everything and the entire transaction will be done thru them, so we are both safe and secure. The reason why i am doing like this, is that we dont live in the US anymore and we really need to rent this property for long term. My daughter used to live there but now we are relocating in Spain and we no longer need it. Please send me your full name so i can contact Airbnb and initiate the transaction and they will get in touch with you with necessary steps and instructions you need to follow in order to check the property and sign the lease. Rent price is $1,000 with all utilities included.
I look forward to get your reply.
Regards,
Jose Luis
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Hello again,
At this moment i dont have it listed on Airbnb, but if you are interested, Airbnb will send you a notification and you can see the listing with pictures and description on Airbnb website. Also on the notification, you will receive the steps on how you need to proceed in order to book the apartment. Everything will be thru them, including the payment and sign of the rental contract.
Please send me your full name, phone number, the date when you want to enter in the apartment, how many people would live there and for how long.
Looking forward to receive your email.
Jose Luis
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Hello,
I just did set up the reservation for you on the Airbnb website, so please follow the steps to complete the booking process. If you already have an Airbnb account, please use it in order to log in or create an account with Airbnb.
Please check your inbox, junk or spam folder of your email address since Airbnb will send you a notification as well.
Please use the following link in order to access the Airbnb reservation:
http://airbnb.com.listings-***
*** If you have any questions, on the reservation link, you will find the Airbnb Chat service and you can talk with an Airbnb representative.
Let me know,
Jose Luis
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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