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I was scammed out of $1,914 via craigslist ad for an apartment room rental. I paid the guy the money via cash app for first month rent and security deposit. He promised that I would be able to move in at 5pm on 2/1/2023 and said that he would email me the full print out and breakdown. He never sent the e-mail with the breakdown or lease and he always stopped returning my text messages.

He told me his name was James and his wife's name was Bri. He said they were an active duty navy military couple and that they live in la jolla. The room he was supposed to rent me was upstairs and he and the wife live downstairs. I unfortunately do not have the address. All I knew was how it looked on craigslist/that the location was in La jolla/and what he promised.

His cashapp "username" is $navyseal2000 with the "name" cool kidd as the display name. His phone number is 904-684-8165. and the original link to the craigslist post is as follows: https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/roo/d/la-jolla-private-room-with-bath-for-re...⇄ />
His username on craigslist is as follows: craigslist 7581958299 with the email [email protected]

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Thanks, I almost rented from this guy.

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This company claims to have ten years of experience. The website domain was registered in Iceland in August of 2022. Note the contact Francis Martin is using a Gmail account instead of the business domain. Please watch out for companies asking for money up front. The listing said the property is available now, but the email says not until the current tenant leaves. The quoted holding price is different from the listing. If you do some research, the email attached is nearly identical to another report scam online for this company. Their website is full of stock images gathered from the internet and has no property listings or actual list of services. They gathered a bunch of our personal information before we caught on to them. They seemed legit at first as Property Shark is a real legit company, easily confusable.

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The scammer posted on craigslist an apartment in pacific beach CA. I responded as I'm searching for apartments. He said the unit is occupied until Feb 1, professional cleaners are going to come and then there will be a viewing February 5. He said no one can see the unit before the showing , no matter the circumstances. He then said there are a lot of people interesting and if we wanted to reserve the unit we could and would need to send them $2300 for first month rent and an $1800 security deposit. Upon more research, I found the exact images he used on another website that said the apartment was not up for rent. The website had a lot of typos and stock images - no photos of the employees, owner or apartments. Typically property rental sites will have their available rentals but not this one. I replied asking for verification they owned that unit - a photo ID of the landlord, property tax recors that show the companies name, mortgage documents or statements that show address and company name or I would have to wait until after the viewing to send them money as i didnt feel comfortable. They immediately stopped responding. I just want to make sure that no one else is targeted and actually sends money over!

https://propertyrentalssharks.com/

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- Stevenson Ranch, CA, USA
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Reporting an online rental scam found on Realtor.com. Property Rental Address: 416 Dahlia Ave. #A2, Corona Del Mar, California 92625.

Matthew Cynaumom (Owner, Lessor) refused to meet in person or let me see the unit. Claimed he worked offshore and out of town. The lease stated I get a full refund and an additional $500 if at check-in, if I don't think the unit is as advertised.

He provided his Driver's License and a Melissa Address Key to show ownership, but the spelling of his name did not match: Matthew Edmond Cynaumon vs Cynaumom.

Alina (Alleged Wife) texted me to pay the $9255 deposit via Zelle to James Enterkin (The Property Manager). I sent $3955 via Zelle/Wells Fargo. They repeatedly refused the balance payment by check. They instructed me to meet at the property with $5300 in cash.

Next, they instructed me to wire $1255 to James for a cancellation fee. (No cancellation fee mentioned in the lease).

At this point, I declined to pay anything additional until we met or I could see the unit. I tried to call Matthew to discuss, but his phone number was invalid as were the other numbers provided. The link to the property disappeared. There were no additional text or email responses after 12-7. On 12-23, I was at the property and no one was there. My $3955 deposit disappeared with all of them.

Potential Perpetrators:

1. Matthew Cynaumom (Owner)

[email protected]

201 Del Sol Drive #705, San Diego, CA 92108

518-772-2305

California Drivers License# G1523778, exp 8/17/2026. DOB 8/17/1971

2. James Enterkin (Property Manager)

[email protected]

3802 Riviera Dr #1, San Diego, CA 92109

510-972-9911

Chase Bank routing number 021000021, account number 899575523

3. Alina Nicolescu (Wife, co-owner)

[email protected]

619-483-3809

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David Roberts a licensed real estate agent in California marketed an apartment for sublease in Scottsdale, AZ. We sent him the $1450 through zelle as a deposit and it was a scam; he took our money and there was no apartment.

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We have a contract snapshot that the security deposit agreement for the apartment was $500, but when we were about to sign the apartment contract, they wanted $1700 for the security deposit. We confronted S29 about the huge increase in security deposit. After 10 minutes, S29 went online and changed the security deposit from $500 to $1700. I refused to sign the contract.

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11/29/21 @ 12:56 pm the call came in on my cell phone (which also has the 503 area code). "RENTAL SERVICES" showed on my phone. I answered it and the caller said it was the Electric Company to tell me the account is past due and would be shut off in 30 minutes. He was able to give me the correct address. He said they mailed a disconnect notice ten days ago, with no response from me. (I had not received any notice). As I was telling him that the payment had been made and that I had the payment reference number, the phone went silent - He had hung up.

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