Fully Furnished Apartment

I have booled this place for Christmas are you telling me I have just lost the money
Thank you
Susan

We just got robbed 1200 by this person. Luckily we caught on the night before and rented a room at the park central hotel (which has a great location) but we went by the building which is a couple blocks away and the door man said a couple of people have actually showed up and it is all a scam. the building is investigating the case as well.

I have been robbed for 1900 for this person. Is it anything we can do?

Nils, Susan and Enrique, I am so sorry this happened to you. All you can do at the moment is to report about him to local (NY) and your home police. If you paid via Western Union, do notify them. I will post more information later on how others dealt with it. If you already did police report, get back to me, I will provide police with more information from other renters who was scammed.

Brilliant introduction to NYC. My 3 Australian girlfriends & I have also been scammed – we were stupid enough to transfer $2000.
Luckily, thanks to your site, we found out before arriving. Not going to let this loser affect our holiday. What goes around, comes around

We fell for it too, but found out in time. What’s too good to be true usually is. Thanks to vigilant folks who provide a place to report fraud. Beware tel # 206-666-4480

My family (because of our own stupidity) got taken for 1500. He is still on several sites and i have complained but i have a felling they are bogus sites as well. Anyway if anybody gets any where please let me know.

thanks

the FBI has an internet fraud unit, report it there, also at the location where you sent the money. This is especially important if it’s not nyc as each state/locality has it’s own police. BTW if this apt was real it would rent for well over $10,000 (yes ten thousand) a month, so no one is going to furnish it an have the hassel of transient tennants for less.

I have just been robbed by this person the amount of $12000. That place doesn’t exist. The NY police has to do something with this person. He ask for money transfer through western union or moneytransfer. We are tourists coming to NY and being scam from people like this. This Joe Harrison uses different names, different emails accounts. The phone numbers he is using are: 646-8739656/206-4266604. That’s anybody know how can I recover my money?

Joe Harrison gets his money now in Germany. We have lost § 1500. I know not if we should turn in Germany. Help, I have yet another phone number. And a bank because we do not initially pay with Western Union wanted. I admit my information gladly. M. Juergens

Have anyone got anyway with Joe Harrison?

Always use a trusted company, pay with credit card and don’t think that something is too good to be true

He now goes by the name Philip Luciano and uses tyoungluxuryhome@aol.com as his email. He pretends he’ll rent you a Central Park view apartment with 4BR and 4 baths for $300/night! Dont be fooled!

Here you have the new contact details of this ‘person’.
Daniel E. Luciano
tyoungluxuryhome@aol.com

We’ve received his quotation also….Thanks for this blog.

Unfortunately I am a new victim of Daniel E Luciano (1200 dollars by Western Union) after “booking” 1 week for august 2009.
How and who to contact at FBI?
What are your informations M. Juergens?
Help me if you can.

I hve been looking for an apartment for May 09. I have emailed on CraigsList and on VRBO. Suddenly i received the following email. I didnt recognize this person so I googled his email and found this site. He is a FRAUD!!!I just now received this email from the SCAMMER: Flag this messageRe: $300 / 4br – inquiryFriday, January 30, 2009 8:46 AM
From: “tyoungluxuryhome@aol.com” Add sender to Contacts To:(my email) Thanks for your interest in our property, your dates happens to fall within our special discount period and comes available at a daily rates of $300 per night which does include all utilities and tax. The total rates for 6 nights would be $1800, deposit is needed to hold dates though . We do have proposals coming for dates affecting yours so you would have to respond ASAP. The apartment is located at 148 w 57 th street manhattan NY 10019, This is a doorman building which has got an elevator, and the building is wheelchair accessible. The apartment is located on the 16 th floor with a great view of central park from the living room and all four bedrooms which can sleep a maximum of ten. You are fully self sufficient here and the apartment comes with a full kitchen, daily cleaning services. we offer free parking {garage}, airport shuttle, though this is subject to confirmation on your arrival dates from us, your travel details has to be filled on the forms for us to log you in. let us know via email if you are ready to hold those dates so we can have the booking forms sent to you

Thanks
Daniel E. Luciano

I thank you so much for this site!

Almost I was going to be tricked by this guy, now use “Daniel E. Luciano” He replied very similar to j waite.

I think I am going to trick him somehow…. I will let you know how if I did.

I found those from other site.
Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?

* FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
* FTC online complaint form (www.ftc.gov)
* Canadian PhoneBusters hotline: 888-495-8501
* Internet Fraud Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov/)
* Non-emergency number for your local police department.

http://www.vacationrentaldirect.com/fraudreport.asp

I was about to be scammed too by this “Daniel Luciano” but a friend forwarded me this link and thank goodness..we were wary about the Western Union transfer and def…too good to be true. Has anyone called him out on this? I want to forward him this article!! Thanks for the heads up!!

Still scamming.. just received this today.

Thanks for your interest in our property, your dates happens to fall within our special discount period and comes available at a daily rates of $8000 per month which does include all utilities and tax,deposit is needed to hold dates though . We do have proposals coming for dates affecting yours so you would have to respond ASAP. The apartment is located at 148 w 57 th street manhattan NY 10019, This is a doorman building which has got an elevator, and the building is wheelchair accessible. The apartment is located on the 26 th floor with a great view of central park from the living room and all four bedrooms which can sleep a maximum of ten. You are fully self sufficient here and the apartment comes with a full kitchen, daily cleaning services. we offer free parking {garage}, airport shuttle, though this is subject to confirmation on your arrival dates from us, your travel details has to be filled on the forms for us to log you in. let us know via email if you are ready to hold those dates so we can have the booking forms sent to you

Find the attached pictures

Thanks
Greg E. Luciano

llxryfurnishapt1@aol.com

I can confirm that this loser is still active – I have just received this email an hour ago and thank goodness I found this site before handing over my hard earned money!!!!!

Thanks for your interest in our property, your dates happens to fall within our special discount period and comes available at a daily rates of $8000 per month which does include all utilities and tax,deposit is needed to hold dates though . We do have proposals coming for dates affecting yours so you would have to respond ASAP. The apartment is located at 148 w 57 th street manhattan NY 10019, This is a doorman building which has got an elevator, and the building is wheelchair accessible. The apartment is located on the 26 th floor with a great view of central park from the living room and all four bedrooms which can sleep a maximum of ten. You are fully self sufficient here and the apartment comes with a full kitchen, daily cleaning services. we offer free parking {garage}, airport shuttle, though this is subject to confirmation on your arrival dates from us, your travel details has to be filled on the forms for us to log you in. let us know via email if you are ready to hold those dates so we can have the booking forms sent to you

Find the attached pictures

Thanks
John Waters
llxryfurnishapt1@aol.com

Scamming Washington DC rentals.
Greg E. Luciano
llxryfurnishapt1@aol.com
Same basic email text as referenced above.

Because of the AOL email address I was curious and asked him for references and the building manager. No reply so I found this site.
What a crap bag. So sorry to all you who got taken.

he has this same scam in Washington DC:
Hello
Please note we do have limited dates available so you would have to respond soon. Totals rates for 2 nights is $700. The deposit to be paid now is $900 which is inclusive of the rates and the balance $200 refunded at check out date, You are entitled to a full refund upon cancellation though. for reference you can write to the Gilford Family presently renting at garygilford@gmail.com . I have attached the booking forms.You would have to fill them out and pay the deposit via moneygram money transfer, do visit their web site http://www.moneygram.com to locate the closest agent location to you. You would have to return to me along with the scanned attached receipt given to you at money gram as confirmation of deposit paid and the booking forms via EMAIL or FAX. 206-202-5606. Information to pay the deposit to are
Greg Luciano
402 8th Street, NW (at E Street) Washington DC
DC 20004
For the free pick up service, if interested in this, you would have to fill out the space in the forms {when you are sure of your travel details}, this involves picking you up and also taking you back to the airport, since your party is arriving separately, you should fill out the different travel times and the number of party in each ok. check in is done at the front desk upon presentation of the original receipt of payments. and keys given then. Please state were we would have to send your receipt from us to ok. do let us know when to expect the deposit , as the deposit has to be paid ASAP since we do have someone looking to hold dates affecting yours . am not working from the office so you would have to send me an email ok.

Thanks
Greg. Luciano

He is also using the following email address : llxryfurnishapt1@aol.com and acting as John Waters. He will give you the Redford Family to contact as a reference at this email….rredford1964@gmail.com

We almost got scammed by John Waters, who also proposed that we email the family currently renting the place at rredford1964@gmail.com.

DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!

I just came across this ad on craigslist, and got a reply from llxryfurnishapt1@aol.com, signed by J. Waters.

BEWARE!

thank you for this, seems like he is runningthis scam in washington dc craigslist as well, tried warning them but to no avail, got an email today:

Thanks for your interest in our property, they is no additional charges to use the pool and health club facility. your dates happens to fall within our special discount period and comes available at a total rates of $300 per night , deposit is needed to hold dates though . We do have proposals coming for dates affecting yours so you would have to respond ASAP. The apartment is located at 402 8th Street, NW (at E Street) Washington DC 20004 . You are fully self sufficient here and the apartment comes with a full kitchen, daily cleaning services. we offer free parking {garage}, airport shuttle, though this is subject to confirmation on your arrival dates from us, your travel details has to be filled on the forms for us to log you in. let us know via email if you are ready to hold those dates as the deposit has to be paid before Saturday April 4th {24hrs to arrival date} so we can have the booking forms sent to you.

Thanks
Greg E. Luciano

Almost got scammed by Wash DC rental – same text as Danya. My brother found his site through Craig’s List, who we’re letting know about this. Thanks for making this guy known…

Thanks for the warning – I am glad that I investigated further when it sounded too good to be true. I am very sorry for those whom were victimized by this criminal.

He is now using the name Richard Penn
Same exact verbage as the posts above!

We just emailed Richard Penn asking for references. We were ready to send him $900.00 tomorrow but just had this funny feeling….. where are the most effective places to report this fraud

My friends and I have found that beautiful luxury apartment (4 bedrooms / 5 bathrooms / upper west side / 26th floor / 3000sf) at new york craig list. The name of the owner is Richard Penn. I have contact him and got the same mail like the others above. We wanted to pay him the deposit by western union tomorrow. thank god, that a friend showed me that blog! We would have lost 1500dollar.

OMG we are so naive!

For the last few days we’ve been talking to ‘Richard Penn’ and just confirmed a booking for next year when we go to NYC for our wedding!

The b*stard sent us lovely emails and we actually wired the money via Western Union this morning – but then this evening I had a funny feeling and Googled his name, only to come across this site (and a number of other sites too) talking about the same thing.

Luckily, we just called Western Union and they managed to cancel the transaction as it hadn’t been received by ‘Richard’ yet – and thank god, it was the last of our savings for our wedding!!

He’s removed the ad from Craigslist today, but it can still be viewed on this site: http://www.ravant.com/viewProperty.html;jsessionid=CE196D494525DCFB02F0B2BCF15EC279?id=17614

I’m going to email them now and report the fraud. Really hope no-one else has been scammed!

Oh, and he also listed the ‘Redford Family’ as a reference contact too.

Here is the email I just sent to the Ravant website re: the other listing mentioned above…

Good morning, please be aware that this listing is a scam:

http://www.ravant.com/viewProperty.html;jsessionid=CE196D494525DCFB02F0B2BCF15EC279?id=17614

The owner ‘Richard Penn’ doesn’t exist, and we very nearly lost $1800!

If you need to see evidence of others being scammed by this person/company, check out: http://blog.rentalseal.com/fraud-listings/2008/08/fraud-vacation-rental-listing-in-new-york-from-joe-harrison/#comment-326

And also: http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/apa/1279255254.html – looks like he’s doing it outside of NYC too.

Do you know if it possible to report this to the police? We actually confirmed a booking and he sent us his address, although I don’t know if it’s legit or not. In case you can take any action, he is using the email address and listed his address as:

Richard Penn
115 Central Park West
Lincoln Square/Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023

Thanks for your time and I’d be interested to receive a response if possible.

Thanks.

Just emailed these people too: http://2025545.tenant.com/

These too!

http://www.houserentals.us/detail.php?fatherID=42&TypeID=48&ListingID=79

http://www.viscape.com/properties/14762/new_york_city_enchanting_4b5b_luxury_apartment

Just got this response from the ‘Ravant’ website person:

Thanks so much for giving us a heads up and protecting others from
losing their money. I have suspended his listing for now and will be
researching the matter further.
As far as reporting such fraudulent activity it is really a difficult
task because enforcing regulations online is daunting.
Unfortunately i cant pursue these individuals on my own because of time
constraints but this site should help you immensely: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Thanks again for being vigilant.

And this from the House Rentals site:

“We have removed this member and his listing from houserentals.us. Thank you very much for informing us.

Kind regards

The HouseRentals.us Team”

http://www.HouseRentals.us

Further to my notes above, we are now being harrassed by mail AND phone by ‘Richard’ because he can’t get the money. He’s called my cell, my partners cell, and our home phone line. Oh well, I guess the silver lining is that instead of him stealing our money, it’s now probably costing a fortune to call us as we live in another country

He’s now calling both our mobiles (unfortunately sent to him with our initial booking form). Wish we knew where he was so we could have him arrested for harrassment!!

The listing is back on Craigslist. I have just reported it to their legal department by sending them this email…

Dear Craigslist,

Please be advised that the following link is part of a scam racket:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1284388876.html

We very nearly lost $1800 this week to these people and only just realised in time that the apartment wasn’t for real, thanks to this blog that I found.

http://blog.rentalseal.com/fraud-listings/2008/08/fraud-vacation-rental-listing-in-new-york-from-joe-harrison/

You can read all about the previous scams here too, and my comments are the ones at the bottom under the name “FURIOUS”.

Since cancelling the money order, ‘Richard Penn’ is now constantly calling all our phone numbers (unfortunately submitted with our initial booking form) and also sending multiple emails harrassing us and wanting to know where the money is.

Please could you remove this listing ASAP and any other listings by the group? I would hate to think someone else was being scammed in the same way we nearly were!

Many thanks, and a response would be appreciated.

we nearly be scammed by Phil E. Luciano in may, the emails were the same you wrote before.
I already sent the money via western union, I went home and fortunatelly (I dont know how) a friend found an article that said it was a fraud: http://www.pjstar.com/…/Luciano-You-ve-got-the-wrong-Luciano

I ran to the post office and could cancel the tranfer. if i had lasted 15 minutes more, i would have lost 1500 euros. But it could be worse… 7 spanish students with not much idea in english at 10pm with no place to sleep in… horror!!

Finally we could cancel it, we reserved all week in a hostel and or trip was fabulous. The hostel wasnt the luxury apartment but… it was nice.

Furious, I have seen the link http://2025545.tenant.com/, the same photos lovely luciano sent us.

I hope no more people will be scammed by this “CABRON”!!

Sorry about my english!

Ara_Sevilla_España!

September 1st

Still at it under in Craigs List Manhattan in the name of Raymond Lawrence at vacationlxryapt1@aol.com offering the exact same proposition as Penn.

Beware of 115 Central Park West it is a sham and a scam. Fortunately I was suspicious enough to suggest a viewing – even fictitious – prior to deposit. This was rejected of course. I have reported this

What about Anthony McKeeman?
The property is Apt3c, 3nd floor, 341 West 47th Street> ,Cross st: Eighth & Ninth Avenues> YORK NY 10020> Midtown West

He tells that I’ve to make a Money Transfer with Western Union…
So I think it’s another fraud…

Really I don’t know where can I found trusted rentals by owner…

I’ll continue looking for them…

I got similar reply, but what is interesting is that he wants the money with bank transfer, not western union.
The name used is other: Therreion Wallace, dreamplace3@aol.com
I’m pritty sure it’s the same guy

“Hello
I have attached the pictures of the apartment ,my number is +16078211769 .Total rates for 9 nights is $2700. The deposit to be paid now is $1700 and the balance $1000 to be paid when you arrive . You are entitled to a full refund upon cancellation though. for reference you can write to the Barbara Family presently renting at barbarabernardi2@gmail.com . I have attached the booking forms.You would have to fill them out and pay the deposit to Bank Account. You would have to return to me along with the scanned attached receipt given to you at the Bank as confirmation of deposit paid and the booking forms via EMAIL or FAX. 206-203-0292. Information to pay the deposit to are
Name ;Therrion K. Wallace
Rout number:061101375
Account number;0085187518
Bank Name;Region Bank
For the free pick up service, if interested in the services , you would have to fill out the space in the forms {when you are sure of your travel details}, this involves picking you up and also taking you back to the airport, you should fill out the number of party in each ok. check in is done at the front desk upon presentation of the original receipt of payments. and keys handed over then. Please state were we would have to send your receipt from us to ok. do let us know when to expect the deposit , as the deposit has to be paid ASAP since we do have someone looking to hold dates affecting yours . am not working from the office so you would have to send me an email ok.
Thanks
Wallace”

Ok, here is how the story goes on:
I have searched for a bank “Region Bank” but couldn’t find any. I replied to him that I tried to make the bank transfer but without success, and the reply came asap: I have to send the deposit with Western Union, maybe you will laugh when you read his funny explanation why my bank transfer failed – he “have put the account on hold for the Bank to clarify” a bad check Here it goes:
sender: dreamplace3@aol.com

“Hello
One of our guest making reservation paid in a bad check into the account so we have put the account on hold for the Bank to clarify it , You would have to pay the deposit via Western Union money transfer,though we would accept you to deduct the sending charges from the deposit, do visit their web site http://www.westernunion.com to locate the closest agent location to you. You would have to return to me the scanned attached receipt given to you at western Union as confirmation of deposit paid and the booking forms via EMAIL or FAX. 206-203-0292. Information to pay the deposit to are
Wallace Therrion
57w 58th street
Manhattan NY10019
I would be looking forward to hear from you ,do respond ASAP so we can conclude with your reservation.
Thanks
Wallace Therrion”

Thank God that I googled the rredford – mail address. We – a couple from Denmark almost got scammed too. He is now Mr Raymond Anderson and works under the email Grandluxuryapt@aol.com
I will report him to Craigslist immidiately. Anybody got any housing in NYC in October ?

Thanks to this site I have saved myself and my friends from this scam.
This is the reply from the fictional Mr.Redford.

I really do hope they catch this person one day!
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We checked out this afternoon, well we enjoyed staying here, The pictures is a true representation of the apartment which accommodated all of us, unfortunately we dont have pictures, all the bedrooms are clean and separated . It was perfectly suited to fulfil our needs as tourists and much better so than a hotel, the building has got a pool and Wi-Fi . Several friends of ours who were in NYC at the same time as we were rather disappointed with their hotel accommodation impressive lobbies but small and not particularly nice rooms.It was also a great relief to me that the internet connection worked flawlessly, so that I could expedite business mail all the time and use the internet info services for the city. We shall definitely come back and also recommend the apartment to our friends including you. The apt was perfect-close to everything and we certainly tried to do everything. the park, the theater, the food, the tours, the walking,the buying better walking shoes, the people watching. The beds were great no back problems at all. We made use the of the airport shuttle which came as a great relieve for us. We will highly recommend this place ,i must say we had our money worth, and with the priceless decorations around the apartment it really does call for a deposit, which we paid through western union directly to the owner of the apartment, though we were hesistant at first but everything did work well. if you prefare to call us you can reach us +971501756320 i work in Dubai and we would be flying out tonight.
.
Thanks again
Redford.

Thank you for listing this – we just saved ourselves from getting scammed by Therrion K. Wallace! What an unbelievable world we live in?!

I figured this was a scam and when I googled Therrion Wallace it let me to your site. Thanks! I also got almost the same email for a reference as the one from Redford.

Hello
We have received the filled booking forms and is ok, find the Bank details below ,thanks for booking with us ,i would be looking forward to hear from you so we can conclude with your booking.
Name:Therrion K. Wallace
Account Number :0085187518
Routing Number :061101375
Swift Code: UPNBUS44
Iban Number: 062005690
Bank Name:Region Bank

Thanks
Therrion Wallace

thank you for listing this about therrion wallace, we just saved ourselves from getting robbed by this guy
“Hello
I went to the Bank yesterday and today the payment has not reflected , i would want you to go to your Bank and confirm if still not send , you would have to send it through Western union ASAP so we can put hold on the date as we have proposal who want to hold date affecting yours as explained , i would be looking forward to hear from you so we can conclude with your reservation.
Thanks
Wallace Therrion
” Hello, We would accept you to deduct the sending charges from the deposit. my number is 6468071824 do call now as am in the office.
Thanks

Samme scammer again. Western union transfer. New name again Michael Leslie. I have attached the email.

Hello
The Airport pickup service is included in the rates and the towels are change daily ,Please note we do have limited dates available so you would have to respond soon. Total rates for 8 nights is $2000. The deposit to be paid now is $1500 and the balance $500 to be paid when you arrive . You are entitled to a full refund upon cancellation though. for reference you can write to the Barbara Family presently renting at barbarabernardi2@gmail.com . I have attached the booking forms.You would have to fill them out and pay the deposit via Western Union money transfer, do visit their web site http://www.westernunion.com to locate the closest agent location to you. You would have to return to me along with the scanned attached receipt given to you at Western Union as confirmation of deposit paid and the booking forms via EMAIL or FAX. 206-203-0292. Information to pay the deposit to are
Michael Leslie
57w 58th Street
Manhattan NY10019
For the free pick up service, if interested in the services , you would have to fill out the space in the forms {when you are sure of your travel details}, this involves picking you up and also taking you back to the airport, you should fill out the number of party in each ok. check in is done at the front desk upon presentation of the original receipt of payments. and keys handed over then. Please state were we would have to send your receipt from us to ok. do let us know when to expect the deposit , as the deposit has to be paid ASAP since we do have someone looking to hold dates affecting yours . am not working from the office so you would have to send me an email ok.
Thanks
Michael Leslie

He is also going under Richard Mergan. My family and I were looking to rent a Disney Beach Club Villa and I stumbled across this jerk. I have attached the email below that I received from him, including name, a/c#, routing#, etc. Hopefully this helps someone else out.

— On Wed, 10/21/09, Richard Mergan wrote:

From: Richard Mergan
Subject: Re: Vacation Timeshare Inquiry – ID#76885
To: dwjarrett1@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 8:33 AM

Hello Daniel,

Please do proceed with your payment via Wire Transfer to the bank account information below, do make sure you scan or fax ( 206-338-2944 ) and send to me via e-mail your bank confirmation payment slip so as to confirm your payment here.

Payment can be made in 2 installation, 70% deposit before moving in then the remaining upon your arrival. After payment has been confirmed a rental receipt and signed agreement of your payment will be mail to you immediately

ACCOUNT NAME: THERRION WALLACE
ACCOUNT ADDRESS: 1675 BUENA VISTA BOULEVARD, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830
BANK NAME: SUN TRUST BANK
BANK ADDRESS: 1675 N BUENA VISTA DR, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830
ACCOUNT #: 1000068233724
ROUTING #: 061000104

Please do proceed with your payment so the days which you’ve asked for i.e ( 02/13/10 to 02/20/10 ) can be booked and secured for you. Please don’t forget to scan and send to me your bank confirmation payment slip so a rental receipt and signed agreement can be mailed to you.

Thanks so much for your time and i do hope to read from you soon and it would be a great pleasure to have you stay at Disney’s Beach Club Villa. Bye and have a wonderful day.

Regards,

Richard..

I so wish I would have read this site before wiring $1000 to Therrion Wallace a few weeks ago for a 5BR/5BA apartment in New York that does not exist. It sounds like he is using Western Union. I reported this as wire fraud to my bank, Region Bank and the internet fraud complaint center. Of course, I’ll never see the money again. How can we stop this man?

Moi aussi il vient de m’envoyer un chèque de 4800$ et il dit qu’il m’a envoyé un plus gros montant car moi je dois payer le shipping des meubles qu’il m’a achetés. Sur l’enveloppe du chèque il n’y a même pas d’adresse de retour. Très louche tout cela.

He’s got another under Charmel Harrison. Couple of things to look at when renting. Ask the address and then use google maps street view. They noted the apartment for rent as on the 11th floor, however google showed the building to be only 8 stories. The listing was on destinationvillas.com. I reported it to IC3.

Next learn to read mail headers, first email we received was from Charles City, Iowa, all others then were being spoofed from Nigeria. They use AOL webmail, but you can still see the client IP and then use a site like infosniper.net to see where the IP is registered to. Here is a copy of a couple of the emails we got:
Hello
Thanks for your interest in our property, the cross street is 6th and 7th and the apartment has a pullout sofa ,your dates happens to fall within our special discount period and comes available at a daily rates of $300 per night which does include all utilities and tax. The total rates for 5 nights would be $1500, deposit is needed to hold dates though . We do have proposals coming for dates affecting yours so you would have to respond ASAP. The apartment is located at 135w 58th street Manhattan NY 10019, This is a doorman building which has got an elevator, and the building is wheelchair accessible and also has direct entrance to the terrace. The apartment is on the 11th floor, with a great view of central park from the living room and the 4master bedrooms, with 4bathrooms which can sleep a maximum of eight with a pull out sofa for extra sleeps . You are fully self sufficient here and the apartment comes with a full kitchen, daily cleaning services. we offer free parking , airport shuttle to pick you from the Airport ad also take you back , though this is subject to confirmation on your arrival dates from us, your travel details has to be filled on the forms for us to log you in. let us know via email if you are ready to hold those dates so we can have the booking forms sent to you, find the attached pictures of the apartment.

Hello
You are right that’s the building.The Airport pickup service is included in the rates and the towels are change daily ,Please note we do have limited dates available so you would have to respond soon. Total rates for 5 nights is $1500. The deposit to be paid now is $900 and the balance $600 to paid when you arrive . You are entitled to a full refund upon cancellation though. for reference you can write to the Barbara Family presently renting at barbarabernardi2@gmail.com . I have attached the booking forms.You would have to fill them out and pay the deposit via Western Union money transfer, do visit their web site http://www.westernunion.com to locate the closest agent location to you. You would have to return to me along with the scanned attached receipt given to you at Western Union as confirmation of deposit paid and the booking forms via EMAIL or FAX. 206-203-0292. Information to pay the deposit to are
Charmel Harrison
135w 58th Street
Manhattan NY10019
For the free pick up service, if interested in the services , you would have to fill out the space in the forms {when you are sure of your travel details}, this involves picking you up and also taking you back to the airport, you should fill out the number of party in each ok. check in is done at the front desk upon presentation of the original receipt of payments. and keys handed over then. Please state were we would have to send your receipt from us to ok. do let us know when to expect the deposit , as the deposit has to be paid ASAP since we do have someone looking to hold dates affecting yours . am not working from the office so you would have to send me an email ok.
Thanks
Charmel Harrison

Watch out for Daniel Stone 115 Central Park West.

NOVEMBER 24th, this person goes by the
name: Daniel S. Penn

email: danielstonen@aol.com

Exactly like you describe him, this guy is such an idiot.

I was just on the verge of wiring $1600 when I found this! He is a scam artist!

Thank you so so much. You saved us.

Thanks to this blog I was almost robbed $900.00 with a craiglist add. there is whole bunch of them with different names BE VERY CAREFUL”,if it sounds too good to be true is not true.The name of the person is Daniel S. Penn on 115 Central Park. pictures does not match the location on google maps, SOMEONE HAS TO REPORT HIM TO THE AUTHORITIES IN NEW YORK

be aware! RICHARD MERGAN is stil
active he posted different ads on redweek #434639 #431374 manhattan club. now the only mean of payment he accepts is wire transfer.I offered to send him a money order check,he refused cause he had to give an address so I can send it to him
The answer was :please proceed with your payment by wire transfer we don’t checks anymore. this guy is arrogant..Thank God I googled his name
and found out who he is.
BE CAREFUL and don’t forget what goes aroud, comes around#

But, what goes around comes around|

This guy is still scamming using rredford as a ref. and daniel s. penn as his name. He is using the address 115 Central park West. I found it on Craigslist.

A few lately have been adding this as bait I guess, in addition to the unbelievably low rents

‘You`ll need to Quickly Book down the Apartment for your dates cos someone else is begging for a Similar date. However, like I said there`s an Airport Complimentary Pick up for you and your party members from the airport with my 2008 BMW M3 Covertible .

2008 BMW M3 Covertible ., so I`ll need your flight details, Its free for my customers. Get back to me with the following information for date reservation.’

This one from Craigslist

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1515435289.html

I had a feeling it was too good to be true!
From: danielstonen1@aol.com [mailto:danielstonen1@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:26 AM

Subject: Re: $300 / 4br – Limited Dates Available On This Rare Luxury Apt . Inquiry No…

Thanks for your interest in our property, This grand 4 bedroom{ 1 king size bed, 3double beds, 1 baby crib and a pull up sofa bed {optional} } 4 bathroom apartment is a true palace nestled over Central Park. The centerline view of the park from this 26th floor apartment is unmatched and is visible from almost every room. It has been recently renovated with every luxurious detail fit for royalty, the apartment is centrally located giving you easy access to all major parts of town. The apartment is located at 115 Central Park West {Lincoln Square/Upper West Side}, New York, NY 10023 and comes at a daily rates of $300 per night which does include all utilities and tax since your dates happen to fall within our special discount period. In addition we offer free airport shuttle, this is subject to confirmation on your travel details though. Deposit is needed to hold dates after the booking forms has been filled out ,this we would have emailed to you upon hearing from you. We would be looking to hear from you. Please note we have limited dates available so you would have to respond ASAP.

Thanks
Daniel Penn

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1530766853.html

He’s going by the name Daniel Penn with the email address of danielstonen1@aol.com [mailto:danielstonen1@aol.com]

He is trying to rent out the following:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1549381930.html.

He’s using the money wired to the Redford family.

I keep asking for a phone number but he won’t give me one and ignores my basic question.

Thanks so much for this blog. I was just having a correspondence with Daniel Penn after seeing his post on craigslist. I thought it was too cheap to believe. So I just searched his email-address in Facebook. Thank god I did not go for this! And thank you so much for talking out loud about this scam!

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1574443023.html

The new link to the scam.

He still goes by the name Daniel Penn and email danielstonen1@aol.com.

Thank you so much for posting your stories. It saved me a lot of money. I’m so sorry for all of you who lost your money.

He is going by the name Richard Mergan email address (r.vacation01@yahoo.com ) He trying to rent out Disney BeachClub,Vacation TimeshareID#76885 . Thanks

Daniel’s on Craigslist today:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1590955687.html

I reported to IC3.

So sorry for those of you that got robbed from this person!!

Glad I Googled too. Have been liaising with ‘Richard Mergan’ over the Disney Beach Club Villa too. Thanks for the advice.

I wish I had seen this sooner. I just lost $1,400 to Richard Mergan Disney Beach Club Vacation Timeeshare ID#76885. I am devastated! Half of my family’s vacation fund for the year is gone! My kids are going to be heartbroken! I never thought there were people out there who did things like this. Very niave! Never again … I learned my lesson the hard way.

OMG i was about to send this person the money but something stopped me. i found this web page and all my fears were confirmed. Just be aware “he” is now going under the name of Julie cooper the emails are almost identical to the ones above. Glad i listen to my instinct. I am from the UK so if anyone knows how i can go about reporting it to the authorities then please let me know. i have contacted the internet company the apartment was advertised on http://www.escaperental.com. and warned them. Not sure what they will do!!

I was looking for a vacation rental in Madrid and came across this guy too using the name Miguel Garcia and asking for a 700Euro deposit on a 450Euro stay at an apartment on 30 Plaza Mayor. I’m suprised someone hasn’t sent this turd a virus that wipes out his computer already.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/vac/1637702872.html

suspect

He’s doing it outside of the country too! I asked him for references and he gave me the email rredford1964@gmail.com. Thankfully I did an email search on Facebook and came upon this blog! Whew! Here’s the link to the current posting on Facebook:
http://paris.en.craigslist.org/vac/1653240830.html

He’s going by the name Daniel Penn on Craigslist now. The scam continues…

They are going by the name of lesliecros45 now have been done this week for £2000. What can be done about it? So up set it has ruined my daughters surprise 21st

Just to say that they are going by this email now barbarabernardi2@gmail.com

Michael Leibovitz “… proposals coming in for dates affecting yours” and Maxwell & Jennifer Miller “We accept bank wire transfer and Western Union for payment. Keys will be available for pick up” both sound suspect as well.

on craigslist, a 4 bd, 4 bath nightly rental in NYC at 115 Central Park west bby Michael Leibovitz is a fraud. mleibovitz@aol.com. do not send money! spoke to management of the company and is definitely a scam

He’s also scamming luxury houses in Hawaii under the name Richard Mackenzie. Tried to get me to bank transfer $1200 as a deposit on this house:
146 S Kalaheo Avenue Kailua HI 96734
used email: ricmackenze1@aol.com
referred me to: Redford1964@gmail.com

I googled that last email address and found this page, luckily before falling victim myself.

My husband and I just had a correspondence with Richard Mackenzie, which is the name that he is going by now. Luckily we live in the area and asked him if we could see the apartment at 115 Central Park West and he told us that we can’t see it now, that he has renters in there. But if we want to give him a deposit now to hold the date, when the apartment is available to view, if we don’t like it, we can get our deposit back… yeah right!! Doesn’t he know that this deal is way too good to be true?! Thanks to this blog, we had our suspicions confirmed…

ricmackenze1@aol.com [mailto:ricmackenze1@aol.com]

Thanks for your interest in our Apartment, Located at 115 Central Park West {Lincoln Square/Upper West Side}, New York, NY 10023 , this apartment comes at a daily rate of $300 All utilities tax inclusive. Apartment {High rise building, 26nd Floor Apt}
Bedrooms 4 { queen size beds extra linens provided}
Bathroom 4 {Full Bathrooms extra towels provided}
Full Kitchen { Self Sufficient}
Living Room {Centerline view of the park}
Parking {Off Street}
Transportation {Free Airport Shuttle}
This apartment gives you very easy access to all major parts of town, located in the highbrow upper west side, This apartment offers services fit for royalty. Please note we have limited dates available on discount and proposals coming in for dates affecting yours,you should indicate your interest and the booking forms would be emailed to you, and deposit paid in other to hold dates.

Thanks
Richard Mackenzie

This is CL posting is also a scam. I found it suspicious that after requesting contact info 3 times, he would always avoid giving even a mobile phone number out. Asking for a bank to bank transfer confirmed my suspicions.

He was responding very quickly to me via email, but as soon as I told them I would only pay through an escrow account or pay by credit card, he stopped responding.

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/vac/1906231242.html

His email address: ricmackenze1@aol.com

This is his initial email:

Thanks for your interest in our property, this house sleeps up to ten persons, This house is on Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 and comes at a daily rate of $200 All utilities tax inclusive, since may 2011 falls within our discount period . This house offers services fit for royalty. Please note we have limited dates available on discount and proposals coming in for dates affecting yours,you should indicate your interest and the booking forms would be emailed to you, and deposit paid in other to hold dates.

Thanks

Richard Mackenzie

Follow up email:

Hello
The total rates for 7 nights would be $1400 and the deposit then to hold dates, would be $1700 , Security deposit to be refunded at check out date $300 and $1400 rates. Please note the deposit is paid through bank to bank payment and before we email the forms and bank details we need to know when the deposit would be paid since we have to be sure we can hold dates in that time frame. we would be looking to hear from you before we email the forms.

You should email me as am not working from the office now.

I can confirm that Richard Mackenzie is active at this Craigslist posting as well. It seemed too good to be true and the email I got back matched nearly word for word to all the other emails listed above.

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/vac/1905846911.html

I am SO glad I researched this! Richard MacKenzie currently has a couple postings listed on Craigslist that definitely seemed too good to be true, but I (for some reason) was going along with it until he told me that I couldn’t see the apartment but he still wanted a *refundable* deposit. Immediately I started trying to find information, and I am so glad all of you posted, saved me a lot of $$!! How do we stop him??
Current listing:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sub/1913946726.html

Same address but different nam and bank information. Same fraud. Good we read your comments first! Thanks.

Hello
The date as stated Oct. 7-Oct. 11 is already noted ,the two cars are free parking as said as you renting with us ,you can write the flight details on the last page or let us know later day when you are sure of the flight details then ,find the bank details below .

Account Name:Kathy Donahue
Bank name :Bank of America
account #: 004353496626
routing number#: 026009593 (wire transfers)
swift code: BOFAUS3N
Bank address: 100 33rd Street West New York, NY 10001

Thanks
Kathy Donahue

He now goes by the name of Kathy Donahue.
Information:
Account Name:Kathy Donahue
Bank name :Bank of America
account #: 004353496626
routing number#: 026009593 (wire transfers)
swift code: BOFAUS3N
Bank address: 100 33rd Street West New York, NY 10001

He’s continuing, squeezed $5000 from me for the “W 115 Central Park” apartment.
His X-AOL-IP is 41.184.4.42, that’s a Nigerian registrant (ipnxnigeria).

I almost got caught by this guy for 146 S Kalaheo Avenue Kailua HI 96734 $200/night Craigslist add. Sounded too good to be true so i googled him and came up with this site. Thank goodness. See the following email

Him:Hello
Total rates for 7 nights would be $1400 and the deposit then is $1500 . Security deposit to be refunded at check out date $500 + $900 parts of the rates and the balance paid at check in date. The deposit is paid to the bank after the booking agreement forms has been filled out, then the bank details would be sent to you. We would be looking to hear from you before we email the forms and bank details, as we have to be sure we can hold dates in the time frame you want to pay the deposit. Please note we do have proposals coming in for dates affecting yours .

(after finding this site)Me:

I actually would like to see if we could rent from the 18th of feb until april 5th 2011. We would like to just pay it all up front so we dont hafta worry about it later

Him: Yes 18th Feb – April 5th comes available at a total rate of $7600{discount inclusive}. Deposit then is $3600 Security deposit to be refunded at check out date $600 + $3000 parts of the rates and the balance paid at check in date. We would be looking to hear from you

Me: So who should i make the check out to…Richard Makenzie, Kathy Donahue, Joe Harrison..or maybe Philip Luciano? What goes around comes around…what a chump!

bet before my last email he was super excited thinking he would get away with my money…hahaha, wish i could see the look on his face when he saw the last email