Aug 15, 2013
There was a 2 Million Dollar House, FOR RENT, in Naples, FL on Craigslist. We know the area and the $700 a month rent was SO UNBELIEVABLE, WE KNEW IT HAD TO BE A SCAM. I sent an Email, asking questions and I received the same response as you, about them being in West Africe. Just what I expected, since all these rental scams seem to come out of Nigeria. They even used the correct owner's name and gave the same phone number as you had been given (704) 584-9587, which is a Charlotte, NC Area Code. The Winter address for the owner is NOT in NC. I saw a scam like this before and I was able to make contact with the REAL OWNER and we reported the scam to http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/. The IC3 is co-sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Complaints filed via this website are processed and may be referred to federal, state, local or international law enforcement or regulatory agencies for possible investigation. Everyone who comes in contact with these SCAMMERS AND MORONS SHOULD REPORT THEM TO IC3. BEWARE!! Remember what they say, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is, so don't give anyone lease deposit money, unless you can do it in person and unless you can get INSIDE THE HOUSE TO SEE IT!