I like what you've done with the place

By Scammed - 05/06/2016 18:26 - Mexico - Mexicali

Today, a week after spending most of my paycheck on a down-payment and rent on a new apartment, I found out the "landlord" I paid was a scammer. Turns out the real owner was away on vacation, and he'd stolen most of her stuff before showing me the place. FML
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Mauskau 35

It was really that guy's lucky day. Unfortunate for both of you, though. Hopefully you had enough details to get them caught and your money back.

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oj101 33

Uh oh, you got con-do'd.

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janfleury 19

That really sucks! Sorry and good luck OP.

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amileah13 26

The same thing happened to us except we were actually living in the house that someone was trying to rent out. We're renters and someone took photos of our house and posted it on Craigslist and stated that the owner of the house was in a different country and to wire the money to him. This all happened during Christmas and we had a lot of people just showing up to our house trying to see it. We ended up having to post a sign out front telling people they were being scammed. The whole thing was pretty bad. Sorry that happened to you OP. Hang in there.

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Alup132 22

Yikes, that's kind of creepy to have people show up.

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Bulbasaur816 4

Why are there always those assholes that say they deserve it?

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Vanderdale 14

Well sometimes people's fingers slip with the mobile app. In this case I think there's a little bit of YDI because you should always get proper paperwork before just throwing down a huge amount of cash for an apartment.

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Punkpoptart1119 20

Nobody deserves to have most of their money taken by a scammer. I understand getting credentials and that sort of thing, but again, nobody deserves that.

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Cammi0 18

Had something similar to me happen once. I caught the scam just in time though. So sorry that happened to you, scammers are the worst. Hope the police find them eventually.

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orneryvixen 15

That sucks that happened to you. For future reference, (depending on the state you live in) check the county tax record database to ensure you are speaking with the actual owner.

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Kingbenford 12

That's ****** up, hope you get your money back somehow

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Kihdd 8

Damn he got you good. that sucks

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healthcarechick 9

I don't know how anyone could say much less even think that you deserve this! ?

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iiSpitMarbles 16

As much as I'm sorry to hear about it, YDI. you should have taken every precaution to prevent that.

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redlizzybeth 25

I am sorry that happened to you. It seems that is a common scheme for people on extended vacations. The town I lived in had a rash of this until the cops starting responding to every for rent ad. I don't know how you will get your money back but you could ask if there is a victims relief fund available.

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