A very troubling unfolding scam

Sue Doe-Nym · 06-26-2021, 10:43 PM

That is just awful! I had heard of this happening in other places in the country, but not here. Did the police say that they would step up patrols in the area? Actually, I am not sure that would accomplish much. I am sorry.

Mr. V · 06-26-2021, 10:54 PM

This is quite common.

Fools and their money are soon parted.

Wicked world.

mswlogo · 06-26-2021, 11:19 PM

Bet you are happy you had the camera's

I just added several more Outdoor Blink's (with the Two Way Talk) thanks to Amazon Prime day ($50/each). They run like 2 years on a pair of AA batteries and you can put them just about anywhere.

You'd be amazed who suddenly shows up when you're not around.

When we sold our last place we could monitor the "Drive Bys"

We bought last fall too and it was on AirBnb by prior owner, so we'll have to watch out too.

Thanks for the heads up.

winniwannabe · 06-27-2021, 06:27 AM

I rent on Winnisquam and 2 summers ago, a car pulled down the drive and said they were checking on the property they had sent a deposit on. I didn't mind showing them the place and asked if they had spoken to the owner. The name she gave wasn't the owner, so I called and they spoke w/ her. She had found it on craig's list and contacted them. They didn't help so she put her picture from VRBO and wrote scam on it, then posted it on craig's list. The potential renters had a contract with them and left it for her. We didn't have
any surprised visitors last year, so I think it finally got straightened out.
Good Luck!

06-26-2021, 10:54 PM	#2
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,424 Thanks: 66 Thanked 260 Times in 178 Posts	This is quite common. Fools and their money are soon parted. Wicked world. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

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06-26-2021, 10:43 PM	#1
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,454 Thanks: 761 Thanked 794 Times in 417 Posts	That is just awful! I had heard of this happening in other places in the country, but not here. Did the police say that they would step up patrols in the area? Actually, I am not sure that would accomplish much. I am sorry.

06-26-2021, 11:19 PM	#3
mswlogo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 660 Thanks: 196 Thanked 222 Times in 143 Posts	Bet you are happy you had the camera's I just added several more Outdoor Blink's (with the Two Way Talk) thanks to Amazon Prime day ($50/each). They run like 2 years on a pair of AA batteries and you can put them just about anywhere. You'd be amazed who suddenly shows up when you're not around. When we sold our last place we could monitor the "Drive Bys" We bought last fall too and it was on AirBnb by prior owner, so we'll have to watch out too. Thanks for the heads up.

06-27-2021, 06:27 AM	#4
winniwannabe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MA Posts: 139 Thanks: 113 Thanked 45 Times in 31 Posts	I rent on Winnisquam and 2 summers ago, a car pulled down the drive and said they were checking on the property they had sent a deposit on. I didn't mind showing them the place and asked if they had spoken to the owner. The name she gave wasn't the owner, so I called and they spoke w/ her. She had found it on craig's list and contacted them. They didn't help so she put her picture from VRBO and wrote scam on it, then posted it on craig's list. The potential renters had a contract with them and left it for her. We didn't have any surprised visitors last year, so I think it finally got straightened out. Good Luck!