creditupdates.com Craigslist Apartment Rental Scam Walnut California

CreditUpdates.com posts fraudulent apartment rental listings on craigslist in order to deceive you into signing up for their monthly credit montoring service. 

I own an income property and a friend sent me a craigslist link to a rental ad for my property. My apartment is not for rent and has never been listed on craigslist. The photos were stolen from Zillow along with the description of my apartment. I responded to the ad pretending to be intersted in the apartment to see what would happen. I received the following response with a link to creditupdates.com.

"Hello , 

Thank you for your interest in the property listed for rent. You were the second to reach out from the ad. The first prospective tenant no longer had to move because of his home situation. So we give the opportunity to you. We just finished all new renovations and are now ready to lease with flexible terms. We will work together with you on move in date, lease length and security deposit. 

I know you need the exact address of the property but we do want not to disclose the address before you're qualified. We have had a string of break ins, squatters and thefts at our other properties. We would like to prevent that with this property due to the renovations that have cost a lot of money. You are going to be the first to move in with the renovations. 

All utilities are priced into the lease along with garage parking spaces. The appliances in the kitchen as well as laundry room were just installed. You have the option to choose your paint color and flooring prior to your arrival 

When you're ready for a personal appointment, then please go to the link below and grab your report. All of our tenants use this site because it is widely trusted. All you need to do is fill out the form and you get your report We aren't interested in specifics of your report, it's more of a formality to ensure you have rental history. You can get your report by CLICKING HERE 

Remember, print out the report and bring it to the tour.. We typically waive the security deposit with a rating of 650+. 

Let me know when you have an updated version of your report. Then I'll schedule you for a walk through. 

See you soon,
Hope"