One of my clients is relocating to New York and I am helping her find a tenant for her home here in the Hyattsville/College Park area. I post the ad on Craigslist frequently and get inundated by overseas scammers. What is the scam you ask? They tell you they want to move in and then send you a bad check for over what the rent is. Then they ask you to send a good check back for the difference. As a public service announcement, I have posted (or as the scammer says "pasted") a scam email below.
I'm Kyle Klein by name'
I was previewing this site (craigslist) then i saw your Ads pasted.I read the wording over there and i see that it is ok by me and i hope i can strict to the Ads....I will like to know if the Room is still available..I am Kyle Klein ..I reside in United Kingdom..I am a professional i Studied the medical and surgicaltreatment of animal (vetenary) here in Royal Veterinary College..I will be coming by this Month (April 20th 2008) and i will like to know the total amount for the Room and if the Room is still in a good condition..also the utilities and picture of the place,Get back to me asap..
Waiting to read from you soonest...
Kyle Klein.
One of the things that I am sure of is that this guy repeatedly lets me know that he is Kyle Klein. Also that he "studied the medical and surgical treatment of animal". My money says that if you are a Veterinarian in the UK, you know how to run spell and grammar check in an email.
The rental listing:
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