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So, this is a scam. Now what?
LadyM
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Okay . . . I am apartment hunting, and saw an extremely cheap apartment on Craigslist. The guy emailed me a renter's form to fill out, which I did and emailed back. But now--without my having seen the apartment or even met him--he is talking about how he is out of the state now but send me the papers and the key to the place, after I make a deposit of a couple hundred dollars.
Scaaaaam!
My question is . . . first of all, should I be worried about identity theft? Should I contact the credit bureaus or anything? I did not send over my SSN or bank account or such, but did send my DOB, place of birth, name, and address. (The form itself was a generic one that is listed on a generic "hey small landlords, download forms for free here" type site.)
Second, is there anyone I should report this to? I mean, he has not scammed me out of anything at this point, but it is pretty obviously a scam IMO. I do not have an address for this person, but he did give me a (toll free) phone number. Possibly I could get an address if I play along.
Scaaaaam!
My question is . . . first of all, should I be worried about identity theft? Should I contact the credit bureaus or anything? I did not send over my SSN or bank account or such, but did send my DOB, place of birth, name, and address. (The form itself was a generic one that is listed on a generic "hey small landlords, download forms for free here" type site.)
Second, is there anyone I should report this to? I mean, he has not scammed me out of anything at this point, but it is pretty obviously a scam IMO. I do not have an address for this person, but he did give me a (toll free) phone number. Possibly I could get an address if I play along.
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Also, it's highly unlikely they're going to do much with that minimal amount of information. I wouldn't worry about it. This is on the level of "Nigerian princes" and "I'm buying this to send to my son at college, I'll send you a money order and you ship it to Colorado blah blah blah".