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Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location VA 20136, USA
Total money lost $26,075
Type of a scam Other
I made an appointment and was connected to Ms. Avery Hidalgo aka Avery O’Dell on May 30th at 12:32 EST. On May 30th, Ms. Hildalgo mentioned she was running late and that we could meet at 4:00 pm EST.
When we met, Ms. Hildalgo told me about all of the things her company would do if I chose to purchase the done for you Air BnB property and package from her company to include, promoting the property on over 40 websites, aligning the property with a property management company for complete passive income and up to a $10k profit n a 4+ bedroom house. I can provide the texts and the promotional material from her company if need be.
On June 1st, I asked Ms. Hildalgo about a property in Aventura, Florida that she had been advertising on Facebook. She mentioned the property was going for $25k and would include all of the benefits that I mentioned above.
I called my American Express (Amex) business card to make certain the transaction would go through and Amex confirmed it would. Ms. Hildalgo confirmed that the property would be ‘up and running 1-3 days after I paid’.
Ms. Hildalgo then proceeded to ask for my ID and LLC information so she could develop the lease. The lease was developed and both the landlord and I signed it to be effective June 1, 2023.
My husband and I made plans to go down and view the property on June 10, 2023 as I had viewed it on Zillow and Facebook.
On Jun 1st at 9:25 EST I began sending questions to Ms. Hildalgo the majority of which went unanswered. On Jun 2nd at 6:54 AM I send another text to Ms. Hildalgo with additional questions, again the majority went unanswered. I just chalked it up to she was busy
On Jun 2nd at 11:46 AM Ms. Hildalgo sent a Paypal request for payment for the $25k and attempted to answer some of my questions.
Again I wanted to confirm that June 10th would be ok for my husband and I to see the property and Ms. Hildalgo said yes.
On Jun 1st I completed the Paypal payment to 5 Star Cleaning Company, LLC, owned by Ms. Hildalgo, in the amount of $25k via my Amex card.
Per Ms. Hildalgo’s request, I set up my AirBnb account, VRBO account and Booking.com account. To date, only the AirBnb account has any information on it. None of the other 40 sites promised have any information on them, to date (June 19, 2023).
On June 3rd, Ms. Hildalgo asked if I could call Paypal and ask the to release the $25k. In good faith I did as she asked and PayPal released the funds. Ms. Hildalgo asked me to give her an additional $1000 since she had to pay fees on PayPal’s end to get the funds released. I paid that amount out of my personal funds. (All texts, emails and receipts can be provided).
On June 5th I went on VRBO and noticed that the landlord’s listing for the Aventura property was still up on the site, in addition to my listing.
I mentioned to Ms. Hildalgo that we were staying in Orlando but would be driving down to Miami (Aventura) to see the property and wanted to confirm that it was still available to see since the property appeared to be booked on VRBO.
Ms. Hildalgo mentioned that the owner had booked it for my husband and me and that we should still come see it.
On June 6th I asked Ms. Hildalgo for the code to the Aventura property and she didn’t give it to me. I asked other questions as well that she attempted to answer, but I still did not get the answer to all of my questions.
Ms. Hildalgo asked me to purchase a few minor things for the property (approx. $850.00). I ordered these items via Amazon.
On June 9th, I asked Ms. Hildalgo if it was too late for my husband and I to stay at the Aventura property overnight as we made plans in Miami for later that day. Ms. Hildalgo confirmed verbally that it was ok for us to stay and that she would meet us at the property.
On June 10th at 7:48 am, I asked Ms. Hildalgo additional questions regarding the rent payment,40 plus booking platforms, property management and utilities.
On June 10th at 11:32 am I received a text on What’s App from the landlord, Yigit Efe, of the Aventura property. He mentioned he told Ms. Hildalgo that we could not stay in the property as it occupied by his family for an emergency. He claimed Ms. Hildalgo acknowledged it. When I told Ms. Hildalgo what Mr. Efe said, she said, ‘he knew you were coming’.
Needless to say, my husband and I did not go to the property. We ended up paying for a hotel for our stay in Miami and heading back to our home in Virginia on June 11th.
On June 12th, I began communicating with the landlord more. He shared that the lease Ms. Hildalgo developed is not the correct lease. He had some changes and since she had not made those changes he kept all of his listings on all of the STR sites and didn’t let my husband and I stay in the property when we came to Aventura.
I shared his message with Ms. Hildalgo and to date I haven’t received a response.
Later that evening I told Ms. Hildalgo, I wanted to cancel this deal as things did not see like they were moving forward in an honest and proper manner.
Ms. Hildalgo protested and said that I should ‘let her team do their job and that I have listings already’. She ignored my request for a refund. She then referred me to her partner/boss Emani Lane. Ms. Lane assured me that Ms. Hildalgo was going to have all the answers to my questions and that she would ensure that everything was handled. She acted like she was Ms. Hildalgo’s boss, but in actuality she wanted me to ‘purchase another property from their company”
On Wednesday, June 14th at 2:52 PM, Ms. Hildalgo said I need to be on the lookout for an email from the property manager for the property.
Initially I was going to meet, but then the landlord, Mr. Efe, reached out again. Mr. Efe told me that Ms. Hildalgo and her husband were scam artists. He shared a screenshot of what Ms. Hildalgo claims was his deposit of $18k from my $25k, but it’s not reflected in his account. I told him I had the same receipt, so I thought everything was going fine. Then Mr. Efe shared a Facebook link with me from another young lady that had been taken advantage of by Ms. Hildalgo, Emani Lane and Ms. Hildalgo’s husband.
I have been reaching out to Ms. Hildalgo and Ms. Lane since Wednesday June 14th at 8:13 pm to seek a refund. They are no longer responding to my texts, even as late as June 18th. I have also posted comments on their Facebook page and am now blocked.
I am seeking $26075 from Ms. Hildalgo, Ms. Emani Lane and Ms. Hildalgo’s husband to pay my Amex card and fees she requested via Paypal to get paid faster.
company? I am in talks with them now about the same type of deal.