Craigslist scam

This person will tell you that he is renting his very nice apartment very cheap because he is out of the country and ask you to fill up an application He goes by the name of Smith Wilson, or Stalon Krick

We had this guy (now Thomas Bernard) text my current roommate in reference to an apartment we were looking into in Astoria, NY. The price just seemed too good to be true. http://www.trulia.com/property/3012622589-3540-30th-St-1J-Queens-NY-11106 If you'd like to take a look at the apartment this guy was trying to scam us into. Here's the email we received from the guy as well:

From: Thomas Bernard <thomasbernard123@hotmail.com>
To: justinjscarlat@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: Interested in your listing

Hello,

My name is Thomas Bernard.I'm a project manager in civil engineering. I just moved in Manila, Philippines because my company has won an auction for a big construction project. I'll stay here for the next 3-4 years or more so I won't come back. I'm looking for someone to live in my Apartment from there.I will tell you from the beginning that I don't have a problem if you are a student or if you would like to keep pets there, as long as you clean up after them. The minimum lease is available for Long and also Short Term Lease, very important, the utilities are included in the price per month.


Details:
Rent: $500 (Monthly)
Damages Deposit: $300
Date Available: Asap
Address:3540 30th Street 1J, Astoria, NY 11106,USA.
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms:2

Hope to read back from you soonest.so we can move to the next step.feel free to text me here:(713) 909-4802

Thanks..Cheers

Thomas Bernard

Same deal, house in LA.  Below market rent, use the name Syndery Caro, synderycaro120@hotmail.com

Pretty pathetic attempt really, but the loser did waste an hour of my time...

Scammer. Same message as others...Went by the name Frederick and listing was too good to be true!

Hello,
My name is Frederick M. Cavallaro.I'm a project manager in civil engineering. I just moved in Manila, Philippines because my company has won an auction for a big construction project. I'll stay here for the next 3-4 years or more so I won't come back. I'm looking for someone to live in my Single-Family Home from there.I will tell you from the beginning that I don't have a problem if you are a student or if you would like to keep pets there, as long as you clean up after them. The minimum lease is available for Long and also Short Term Lease, very important, the utilities are included in the price per month.

Details:
Rent: $1,200 (Monthly)
Damages Deposit: $800
Date Available: Asap
Address:75 Corinthian Walk, Long Beach CA 90803,USA.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms:3
Feel free to text me here:(713) 909-4802