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REF#18-002771 SC- 6/12/18 & 7/31/18- On May 3, 2018, I filed a small claims report for security deposit not returned. I hired Mr. bennett for processing service to serve former landlord court papers. I went to court 6/12/18 and 9/25/18 without the former landlord being served. Mr. Bennett claimed that " He's paid to try to do his job." The only time you're paid to "try to do your job"-is when you're in training. After a # of years you should know how to do your job. Mr. Bennett refused to issue a refund. An officer was finally able to serve the former landlord, we had court on 9/25/18. Any other company.. any services not rendered, you get a refund. An officer should not have had to do Mr. Bennett's job :( - This situation is no different -should get refund for services not rendered!

A man is posing as a landlord on Craig's List and received $1, 095 from me and my son on 7/19/19 as a deposit on a rental home located at 665 Johns Landing, Lawrenceville, GA. He went under the name of Charles Edward and provided us with the lockbox code to receive the key and self view the home. After viewing, we sent the deposit to him via Zelle to charlesedward8018@gmail.com. On 7/22/19, a couple of days after receiving applicant approval, we asked him for the lease agreement. He hesitated, which led us to research. American Homes for Rent 404-592-2591 informed us that they are the sole owners of the property with no affiliation to Charles Edward. Further explaining that the home was already rented with a move in date of 8/25/19. I then filed a complaint with American Homes for rent, who stated they would release a fraud alert.

On 7/22, I filed a claim with my bank, Chase. The case was closed on 7/23 with no action, explaining the transaction was authorized. The bank wouldn't or couldn't provide any tracking information. I filed a police report (case #19067001) that same day.

On 7/23 the phone number 470-869-0708 linked to Charles Edward as a contact was disconnected.

On 7/24 I contacted Zelle for assistance tracking my wire transfer. I was told they did not have access to my information since the transaction was within my banking institution.

This person posing as a landlord has several fraudulent listings on Craigslist. The same 665 Landings Way home is listed under other contacts: Mr Jackson Murphy 260-587-5543 and Mr. Williams 310-363-0922.

Please assist.

Copied below is the Craig's List webpage I responded to, which is still active.
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/apa/d/lawrenceville-beautiful-family-home-for/6921657708.html

Others can be found be searching the address. You may also want to look into the alliance contacts.

This complaint is against Craigslist.
Craigslist continually removes my postings without any reason.
Craigslist will not respond to my many request's for their reason for doing so. I have sent many emails to them on various "removals" of my
listings. Not one response...
My postings are proper and listed accordingly.
My next step is to contact the 'better business bureau'.
I recommend others do the same!

reply email from rental scammer aka: reynold jcent cinder (984)-500-3968 a n. carolina area code I did speak to him and he could hardly speak english - he spoke vietanesme/asian decent - this same listing was posted on zillow by access prop mgmt lake elsinore ca by the owner for $1445 month - address and photo matched the listing on zillow - I notified the prop mgmt also and will file ftc complaint also this is bogus - he got my address - phone nbr - I questioned it early on - too good to be true I havent much experience using craiglists and I dont think I will for now on I hope you are doing something about this other people - elderly especially who are more unsuspecting get taken advantage of all the time I finally found this webpage and hope its legitimate so I would like a reply acknowledging that you rec'vd my information I may call the lake elsinore p.d. the prop mgmt didnt seem to think it was important enough to alert the owners if it was my home I would want to know - these scumbags could also target people especially if they're pumping for personal information. its the time that I took to check out the prospect that upsets me the most - luckily I thought to check zillow

mon 6/24 10:11 am

fw: re: very interested in your rental
from: anonymous

sent:
mon, jun 24, 2019 at 10:11 am

application form. docx (19.2 kb) (made up application with questions)

i'm glad to receive your mail regarding your interest in my property. I just relocate due to the nature of my job and I will be away for a long period of time. I want a clean responsible tenant who is going to take good care of my home as am away, it is a well secured 2 bedrooms 2 baths in a secured neighborhood with utilities which is included in the rent and well trained pet are allowed, there is a monthly utility fee that includes all utilities + directv + internet/wifi.
the reason why our house is up for rent is because I got transferred out of states and will be away with my family for at list 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them. I will start by telling you more about my family and i.
I have a daughter named eliza (19yrs) who attends the state university of new york as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a robotic programmer & welder/fitter and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of joyce meyer ministries.

for $950 all of your costs are covered to secure the move in. get back to me if you are interested so I can give you instruction on how to proceed with the rental application I have attached.
property details
2 bed 2 bath
rent: $950 (monthly) all utilities are included in the monthly rent.
deposit fee: $950
total move in :$1, 900
application fee: free
date available: asap
address:417 n main st, lake elsinore, ca 92530

(I kept asking when we could meet up and he would avoid the quesiton saying just to text - email him) my freind is the one who told me about this listing and drives through the area all the time and said she could meet with him in my place also we both kinda knew early on it was a scam finding it posted on zillow was the proof still makes me mad that scumbags do this to people alot of them are overseas hoping to take advantage of unsuspecting so called "rich" (really?) americans.
(984)-500-3968
I will like you to know that I won't be available to show you the interior of the property that is why I attached pictures for you to have an idea on how the interior looks like. you can also drive by to view the exterior if necessary and kindly go ahead and fill the application if still interested

thanks
warm regards
reynold jcent cinder
(984)-500-3968

generic rental form - copy/pasted from his reply email above -

rental application form
(private and confidential)

first name/ middle name/surname:
phone mobile:
how many proposed occupants:
present address:
city:
state:
zip code:
how old are you:
employment:
monthly income:
attach valid id card require:
do you smoke?
do you drink?
do you have a pet?
do you have a car?
preferred move in date?
intended length of lease?
red flags :
how many month rent are you willing to pay upfront?
when can you pay for your deposit and rent to secure or move in?
how soon do you want to receive the keys and document?

luckily he didnt get my personal i.d. I am still upset he was able to get my name and address and phone nbr - I will file complaint with ftc

picture of occupant?
do you work late night?
reference contact name and address?

I would like you to tell me your renting experience and how you can take very good care of the property. i'll be looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that I can have it in my file in-case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you. god bless you more as you do this

awaiting your prompt response,

best regards
reynold jcent cinder
(984)-500-3968

Honestly...Craigslist is going to die due to them charging now...Opposite results guys! you're making people leave not increasing your revenue.
I accept it for what it is...You're sealing your own fate Craig Newmark! withing 10 years everyone will have forgotten your name and your business.
Thanks a ton you bunch of brainless beancounters. The algorithm is wrong!

Roomster is posting fake rooms at fake prices on Craigslist then sending reply that if serious download the app. The prices are never below $600 and almost all are apts at 3 x what the enticed ad posted on Craigslist. People. Who are urgently needing housing can end up homeless with wasted time and expectations. Please ban Ruth with Roomster from craigslist.

Answer ad for home on fielding street man 7391 then sked for deposit and then never showed up asked for deposit and was supposed to be on his way to open home got 900 dollars then disconnected his phone the phone number is [protected] my name is tanya reasonover I have been in contact with this guy over 2 weeks just took my money uses cvs to scam people 900 hundred dollars now i'm homeless he has my money closed the ad and stop answering the phone

I contracted with a poster (post id: [protected]) to do general repairs to front porch. I gave him $500.00 prepayment for labor and $400.00 for materials. He promised me a schedule of the next Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday with additional days as needed. The Saturday was May 18, 2019. He was supposed to start at 8 am so I met him at a McDonald's near the job (job was for a disabled widow who's son worked part time for a computer company of mine) and gave him the money, in good faith that he would do all he promised. He went to the house to work at 9 AM and disappeared by 1 pm. He came back after 3:30 pm and worked to 7 pm. On Sunday morning he was a no show. He finally showed up about 5 pm and left shortly after that. He broke corners on the stair stringers which is unprofessional and believe it or not, on that Sunday a bill collector called the lady whose house was being worked on about Kelly's past due bills! How the collector got her number is unknown. On Tuesday, May 21st, he showed up at the job after 12 noon. He did a terrible job of repairing posts on the porch. They overhung the decking by 2 inches. And he wanted to put up stair railings with 6 inches between vertical struts when Georgia (and US building code requires a maximum of 4 inches so children's heads can't be trapped between them). He went to buy materials a 2 pm and did not return the rest of the day. He did not show up on May 22nd and when I contacted him, he sent me a text saying he might be back Friday but not sure because he has other jobs to do. The lady who own's the house tried to contact him and it went to voice mail. She was trapped inside her house because the only stairs she could use was the front and Kelly had them torn apart. I sent him a text saying it's unprofessional to start a job, walk away from it to do other jobs and not commit to when it will be finished. My background is a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering and a career with the Bell System starting as a foreman and retiring as a Vice President of Service. Kelly responded with a text saying "guess I'll see you in court" and I never heard from him again. At most, he put in about 15 hours of work and the boards he "purchased" appeared to be used lumber, certainly not worth $400.00. He took $900.00 for, at most, 2 days of terrible work that I had to hire another contractor to tear out and replace so the lady could leave her house. He certainly does not have the experience he claims to have and by allowing him to post on Craigslist, you are being disingenuous to the people who use Craigslist!
As an FYI, I am an IBEW union electrician and a union member master plumber so I know quite a bit about home repairs. My son is also the general manager of the remodeling division of a local roofing company and laughed at the work performed. Unfortunately his crews are completely booked up thru the end of August which is a sign of quality workmanship.

2 Guys and a Van
Called The Guys With the Van @ 916.926.3370
Their address only shows: PO Box 25568

I scheduled a move from storage to my home for Tuesday morning 5/28 at 9:00 am. He called at 9:45 and said the traffic was bad. I waited another half hour and he arrived. He looked at my storage unit which looked exactly like I told him on the phone (he even increased the fee another $50 because he said it sounded like there was a lot of boxes in the 5x10 storage). I agreed to pay the extra money. He said he could not do the job and said I should call someone else.

Problem: I took the day off from work, I waited over an hour for him to show up and tell me he would not do the job.

Solution: I do not want him to advertise on craigslist anymore. He is a scammer and a fraud. I want to know what can I do to warn people about his ad?

I read certain CL posting categories daily - what I have noticed is that there is more and more postings for sex, sex-related issues, and today (also previously nude pictures) there are full body nude pictures. Seems like these addresses are becoming more and more like a "dating" or "sex wanted" site - What is up with that - children have access to these postings too - why can't there be some monitoring done for this discusting behavior - Have morals become a thing of the past taken over by do whatever you want-

Ken or Kenneth Knight of Kenosha, WI, and currently having a Elgin, Il phone number [protected], stole $1500 from me. He responded to a Craigslist ad, and inspected an apartment of mine that needed some minor restoration. He took $1500 cash for materials, and then never came back to finish the work. In fact, I never saw him again after the payment, despite phone calls from him stating that he would start the job in a few days. After about one week, he quit communicating. It has now been over a month, and I do not expect to hear from him again, unless I see him in court.

Subsequent research reveals that there is a recent bankruptcy, small claims judgments, and civil judgments in the past. AVOID THIS HANDYMAN, Ken Knight ([protected]@gmail.com).

After a few phone conversations, Ken Knight (of Kenosha, WI & Elgin, Il) visited an apartment to be renovated. After a detailed discussion of what handyman jobs were required, he was given $1500 (in cash) to purchase supplies. He took my key, and never came back. We had communications for about 1 week afterwards, but (ultimately) he quit communicating, and I never saw him since the first day he started. It is now one month later, and he still will not communicate. Total cost to me: $1500 cash, $2400 in lost rent, and $480 to change 7 locks.

Subsequent research indicates that Ken Knight had a recent bankruptcy (Jan., 2019), and has multiple small claims and civil judgments in his past.

I hired this company to help me move and Jeff arrived but not what I expected. He used a taxi to get here and was using a walker to help him get around and a pee bag attached to it which was apparently his catheter. I asked how he was gona help me move and he said not his problem. On top of this he expected me to pay for his taxi. When I asked where his car was he said he didn't have a license. It seems to me like he was homeless as he asked me for food. I had my dog chase him away but he continued to harass me through phone calls and texts.
His number is [protected]

https://fresno.craigslist.org/rvs/6858493672.html

This RV is listed more than once on the Fresno site along with a

https://fresno.craigslist.org/rvs/6858493672.html

Here is the email sent by the seller.

Hi, this is Diana with the 2006 American Tradition Coach 42R for sale. The RV drives excellent and is without any mechanical issues. The engine is powerful and runs smooth and quiet. I have all the book, manuals, tech sheets and info for this coach as well as a clear clean title in hand. I have also kept a log book of every trip, maintenance. The coach has only 105, 619 miles. It is immaculate condition and well maintained. Onan 10000 Generator with 218 hours. CAT C9 400HP. Here you have the VIN # 4VZBT1J936C054336.
The price is $29, 700. This belonged to my husband and after he passed away I decided to sell it. I moved to my daughter because I had throat surgery and I will remain here for a few months at least. I'm located in Sioux City, IA. I have signed a contract with eBay to take care of the selling on my behalf. The RV is already at the shipping company here in Sioux City ready for the shipping.
The deal includes free delivery and it will arrive at your address in 5-7 days, depending on the exact location. You will have 5 days to try out prior to making any purchase and if by any reason you find something you don't like about it you can send it back at my expense. If you are interested in knowing more info about how it works, I can ask eBay to send you an email with more information on how to purchase it. eBay will contact you shortly after they have the details with all the confirmation that you need to complete this deal. If you would like to receive the email from eBay with all the transaction information please reply with your full name, shipping address and phone # and they will contact you right away.

Thank you and God bless!

Also listed and way under real value and possibly another scam by same people
https://fresno.craigslist.org/rvs/d/madera-2008-fleetwood-revolution-le-42n/6858383342.html

They post over and over again... Sometimes 10 a day?
Please ask them to only post once a day. When searching for jobs having to scroll through their barrage of ads is disheartening. They look desperate and sad. They are abusing their privilege of posting on craigslist and should be told to stop.
Craigslist is a great service and this company takes advantage.

On 02/06/219 S&B Roofing Co. worked on my balcony floor over my garage. They did a very sloppy job. I hired them to water proof the floor on my balcony, did not cover all the area properly and water can still leak through into my garage. I recommend that people stay away from them. I believe they also over charge for the sloppy work that they do. They do not have a contractors license which I did not find out about until the job was over.

I have for the first time ever listed a couple of items on Craigslist. I have had two responses to one item The first response was met with profanity and undeserved responses, the second which I suspect are from the same person using different name. It to was a lead on asking for more photos etc. I sent photos and as a result been accused of trying to bait and switch . That is the purpose of sending additional photos to make sure the person is happy before proceeding. I have since been contacted by a guy the second one to respond a supposed John Bare, his email address is [protected]@hotmail.com. He was asked to not contact me anymore and responded with sending more emails calling me a "Dumb Motherfucker" is this the kind of behavior you allow on your service. I have now removed my items from the website and will never list anything again
Sincerely
"Jimmy Blevins The guitar in your ad is a Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Special

The guitar you're ACTUALLY selling is a piece of [censored] Affinity that's worth about $100

You have got to be the dumbest motherfucker I have ever met in m"

craigslist has removed so many of my ads posted under Tucson, AZ antiques that I have given up counting, ( FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON ). I have gone to the help dept to no avail. At this point I am REALLY, REALLY pissed, I get no help, I tried calling the help phone numbers only to get a damned recording telling me to go back to the help section on craigslist site. I would like to know WHO at craigslist is removing my posts & why I am being singled out. John Binggely ( PISSED )

Craigslist, please look into this as my son almost fell victim. There was a posting for a car sale by a so called Patricia Palmer that was requesting funds to be transfer to an Ebay escrow account then the car would be dropped off to buyer. She asked for all personal information and said an eBay customer service rep would then call to get credit card information over the phone. When I called eBay about the legitimacy of this claim she informed me that, unfortunately, I was not the first to call about this scam for others have fallen prey.
I was cognizance that this may be a scam but my son was not and this is what worries me. My son mentioned that there are other Craigslist listings selling preowned cars with the similar storylines and requesting funds to be transfer to eBay.
**PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN SO INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE NOT VICTIMS OF FRAUDULANT SCHEMES & LEFT VICTIMIZED FOR OTHERS TO MAKE A PROFIT**

It's so frustrating!

Here's the listing:

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/excellentconditions2006/6758512270.html

Thank you!
Paula G.