Outbox Home Rentals Management Reports & Reviews

Outbox Home Rentals Management Reports & Reviews (3)

- Washington, DC, USA

Scammer's phone (425) 786-9566,(510) 972-9911
Scammer's address 1055 W 7th St Los Angeles CA 90017-2577
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location DC 20008, USA
Total money lost $2,500
Type of a scam Rental

This company runs fraudulent rental postings in several major cities. I should have been more careful but I was moving quickly and trying to secure a short term rental while moving across the country.

They were responsive - provided a lease. Given that it was a short term lease, I wasn't surprised they required a deposit and upfront (same goes on VRBO/etc) - but bank transfer didn't work (they use some shady online bank I guess). I stupidly agreed to use cashapp - again, I was moving quickly and not thinking.

After having an issue completing the rest of the payment I called the office line, the call was redirected (sounded like an international call) to a man who called himself "Andy James" - though he had a very thick accent. I knew then I'd been had.

On closer investigation it looks like they've been running this scam across the country. I was obviously not careful enough - but hopefully others can avoid my mistake.

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- Miami, FL, USA

Scammer's phone 850-764-5719
Scammer's address 1055 W 7th St Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location FL 33131, USA
Total money lost $2,200
Type of a scam Rental

Outbox HRM is 100% an apartment rental scam. Upon arriving the the building, the broker turned off his phone and is no longer responding to emails. The "tenant" has never been responsive, and after speaking to the building, there is no record of either the broker or tenant in their system. I formally requested that my security deposit be returned in full, but to no response.

I tried to get back in touch with both the realtor/manager and the tenant regarding the apartment I was leasing for February and March. This comes after my friend was supposed to move, only to find that the number was disconnected and there is no record of any such people or agreements that the building has on record.

Itemized evidence of the fraud are as follows: 1. Direct contact via phone is disconnected. 2. I called the company's main office as listed online and they hung up without offering an explanation or solution. 3. The "le[censored]der" mailed an EMPTY envelope via USPS without the hard copy of the lease as a means to fool PayPal’s mail tracking trigger. 4. I spoke to the building and they don’t have anyone listed under either of Andy James (the broker), Outbox HRM (the company), or Katherine Jennings (the supposed tenant), and that the apartment in question is not listed for subleasing.

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This also happened to me - I'm out $2500. I should have been more careful but I was trying to secure something quickly. Paid via cashapp after issue with bank transfer (I know - should have been a clue).

Outbox HRM lists a phone number ( (415) 912-1360 ) that was previously associated with another fake rental company: https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/hollywood/profile/property-management/pace-setter-pmc-...⇄ />
Names I encountered: Andy James, Francis Wolfgang, Jazmine Darden, Juanita Sanabria.

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