It seems the Nigerian scam got a face lift
I’ve been searching for new digs. Craigslist is usually a pretty good place to at least start. BUt in the past few days it seems it is very susceptible to scumbag activity. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. The latest scam seems to involve someone acting as a missionary in another country. In my case the first was in “The UK” and the one today was in Nigeria West Africa. He said he tried to find someone to leave the keys with but was unable to. So please send him the deposit and he would send me the keys(from Africa) presumably.
I went to google and the house does exist. There’s one minor flaw in this plan. Someone else actually owns the house and is trying to sell it. So, I contacted the selling agent. She seemed somewhat surprised by this revelation. This is also the second time one of her houses has fallen victim. In the other situation, she said the homeowner is pissed by people showing up to rent a house that is not for rent. Unfortunately, there isn’t much one can do. I will keep reporting them, as I find them. Not much else to do really. Except to be ever more vigilant. So, if you’re looking at craigslist.org triple check everything and then check again anyway.