Craigslist Scam

[Mark N.A]

So I've got a couple rentals posted on Craigslist. I get an inquiry from someone in the U.K. who is transferring here and s/he absolutely loves the house. I tell them the rent and security deposit.

So next email I am informed that my new tenant will send me a check for $3000 to cover first month's rent and deposit of $1500, and as soon as I get it will I immediately send another check to their interior decorator for $1500.....

YOU BETCHA.

[Scott M.]

Another scam that is going around CL is people lifting your photos and info and running their own ad for your home.

They are generally based out of the country and are doing "God's" work - they got called out of the US on a missionary trip and had to leave their home - so if you mail them the rent and security deposit they will mail you a key to the home and you can stay there until they come back to the US in a few years.

I have found several ads for my homes up on others CL ads - I have started to watermark all my photos with a phone number or a website address.