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08-01-2017 10:27pm#1Just spotted two ads. The idiots who placed them didnt have the brains to make sure one of the photos was different from another apartment
http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/santry/276-parklands-northwood-santry-dublin-1705666/#img=8
http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/smithfield/52-coopers-yard-smithfield-dublin-1705669/#img=7
of course it could be a coincidence I suppose , that two bedrooms a few miles away from each other have the exact same bedroom....
Anyway, hope it serves as a reminder for those looking for a home, in good faith, that there are utter scumbags out there waiting to take your money and run1
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Eric Cartman wrote: »also the shots show EU sockets on the walls in the kitchen, a dumb scammer.
I thought so too, be couldnt see them close enough to be sure
ive reported both of them anyway, and daft are usually fairly quick to take the ads down0 -
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Eric Cartman wrote: »most of them reply with an email saying they live in the uk, if you pay the deposit they'll post you keys and if you're not happy, within a week then they'll refund, people send money, no keys ever show up.
As a bonus, the dupe-ee has also sent on a copy of a work reference, something listing their current address and a scan of a passport / licence as ID, meaning the scammer can do some fine identity theft.
here is a taste of what they start off with, trying to lure you...
I knew full well this was a scammer, 800 all bills in D4 ? yeah right , love But I emailed it anyway..
I worked in Ireland in the last 3 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 15 January.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 800 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 800 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Carl Larsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at http://www.safeatwork.se/construction/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!
Carl Larsen0 -
It's quite good alright and I can see how some people would fall for it,here is a taste of what they start off with, trying to lure you...
I knew full well this was a scammer, 800 all bills in D4 ? yeah right , love But I emailed it anyway..
I worked in Ireland in the last 3 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 15 January.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 800 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 800 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Carl Larsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at http://www.safeatwork.se/construction/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!
Carl Larsen
Once I see that the person is not in the country though I would tend to walk away.
There is no way to educate people on things like this unfortunately though0 -
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I once encountered one of these scams before on a college accommodation board, and engaged them to see what they'd say. Got back a very poorly written piece from a supposed Italian girl who's parents bought an apartment for her while she was studying in Dublin and needed a flatmate. Included details about what kind of food she likes to cook and places she's travelled...even if it had been written in proper English it would have been creepy! When I said I was interested I got sent scans of this 'girl's' passport, student card, address etc and asked for me to forward scans of my passport, fill in some official looking 'tenant' forms and forward a deposit to their bank. So yeah they catch you for the deposit then use your documents for identity theft and scamming others.
Scarily, I did a little research and emailed other users of the accommodation board at the time, and an international student got back to me to say they got the same emails and almost sent the money before being warned off by their friend at the last minute. Lots of people get fooled by these scams sadly
Edit: I forgot, actually, a guy I knew who came to work in Ireland from abroad for a few months got stung by one of these scams before too. Forwarded a €1000 deposit before he came, expected to pick up the keys when he arrived and obviously no one showed. Gardai couldn't help him so he was stuck for a few weeks before he could get enough money together for a new deposit.0 -
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Deleted User wrote: »At the same time I did a bit of research on the college accommodation scammer I popped into the Gardai and asked if there's any course of action they can follow if someone falls victim to one of these scams and they basically said no, because most of the scammers work from abroad and the money gets bounced around so many accounts after they receive it it's impossible to follow the paper trail with their resources.
That makes sense. Terrible shame though, A deposit and one months rent is a lot of money for most people. 0 -
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here is a taste of what they start off with, trying to lure you...
I knew full well this was a scammer, 800 all bills in D4 ? yeah right , love But I emailed it anyway..
I worked in Ireland in the last 3 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 15 January.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 800 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 800 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Carl Larsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at http://www.safeatwork.se/construction/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!
Carl Larsen
the worst part is, Carl Larsen is probably a real person who has been done in by the same scam, but in Sweden, if you do it worldwide you can provide legit contact details for the foreign entity to fool people in other countries.0 -
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Well done Jake1 for spotting, I see the ads have been removed from Daft, well done sir and also well done to the person that reported it to daft.
I was going to try and bait them now as I have some spare time and a bit of devilment in me but the ads have been removed.Just spotted two ads. The idiots who placed them didnt have the brains to make sure one of the photos was different from another apartment
http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/santry/276-parklands-northwood-santry-dublin-1705666/#img=8
http://www.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-rent/smithfield/52-coopers-yard-smithfield-dublin-1705669/#img=7
of course it could be a coincidence I suppose , that two bedrooms a few miles away from each other have the exact same bedroom....
Anyway, hope it serves as a reminder for those looking for a home, in good faith, that there are utter scumbags out there waiting to take your money and run0 -
The guy has resurfaced again, this is what I got this morning (look familiar..? ) Anyways, ad reported to Daft, hope they won't catch anybody. Stay safe people, in times such as nowadays, these people have a far easier job than ever. (had to remove the some characters of the URL as being a new user, I can't post links)
"Hello,
Thank you for your interest to rent my apartment
I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in Eastmoreland Place Location 12, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin 4
I worked in Ireland in the last 5 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 17 April.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 1250 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 1250 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave from the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Aarl Rarsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at m.ikea.com/se/sv/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden where I am now even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!Aarl Rarsen
Deputy General Manager
m.ikea.com/se/sv/"0 -
The guy has resurfaced again, this is what I got this morning (look familiar..? ) Anyways, ad reported to Daft, hope they won't catch anybody. Stay safe people, in times such as nowadays, these people have a far easier job than ever. (had to remove the some characters of the URL as being a new user, I can't post links)
"Hello,
Thank you for your interest to rent my apartment
I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in Eastmoreland Place Location 12, Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin 4
I worked in Ireland in the last 5 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 17 April.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 1250 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 1250 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave from the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Aarl Rarsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at m.ikea.com/se/sv/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden where I am now even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!Aarl Rarsen
Deputy General Manager
m.ikea.com/se/sv/"
Lol, any Swede would be embarrassed about that level of English :P0 -
here is a taste of what they start off with, trying to lure you...
I knew full well this was a scammer, 800 all bills in D4 ? yeah right , love But I emailed it anyway..
I worked in Ireland in the last 3 years and bought this apartment during my staying in Ireland.
I'm renting the place for unlimited time but right now the flat is inhabited and will be available from 15 January.
Before we go any further I would like to know more about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the place, for how long?
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 800 Euro/month. "security deposit" is also 800 Euro. And you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated storeroom, where you can put my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Carl Larsen, I was born in Sweden. I am Deputy General Manager at http://www.safeatwork.se/construction/
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Sweden even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent you the apartment from here.
If you are still interested to rent my place i will explain you how we will do this after i get more information's about you.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thank You!
Carl Larsen
I got the exact same response from an ad last month and decided to string them along (after reporting it to Daft, obviously). The follow-up mail is very long winded and explains how AirBnB is going to be used for the transaction. They send you on a link that looks exactly like AirBnB but (obviously) isn't, the URL being the main giveaway, it was something like http://www.travel.com-online.global/www.airbnb.com......
Incredibly scummy.0 -
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