roomsdepot.com 1501 Broadway (Times Square) & 132 West 31st Street (by Madison Square Garden) : SCAMMER New York New York

1501 Broadway (Times Square) & 132 West 31st Street (by Madison Square Garden) : SCAM

They operate their SCAM using many different website names (listed below) - they also use many different phone numbers on their craigslist posters – before going to their office address, they communicate with potential victims only through text messages - if you find yourself communicating with a phone number only by text message, or if they text you a website address link that you must visit to make the office appointment, it’s a SCAM.

Part 1 Of Scam:

You send a text message with your questions to a phone number on their craigslist poster – you then receive a text message asking you to visit a website address (see list below) in order to make an office appointment – after completing the appointment form at their website address, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail or you’ll be routed to a confirmation webpage, either one will include their office address (see below) - at some point during the exchange, they may send you a text message with their office address - when arriving for the office appointment, you must pay an advance fee of $150 or $200 cash (No Refunds).

Part 2 Of Scam - If You Need A Room In Brooklyn Or Queens:

After you’ve paid the advance fee, the scammer gives you a website address to log into to get the list of rooms - when you contact the people renting the rooms, you’ll find out the rooms were rented weeks or months earlier - the people will tell you that their rooms were just taken off craigslist, or some other internet site, and that they have no idea why the agency is sending their customers (victims) to them.

Part 2 Of Scam - If You Need A Room In Bronx Or Manhattan:

After you’ve paid the advance fee, the scammer sends you to another agency - American Plaza, 3834 Broadway, by West 160th Street, Uptown Manhattan – and they want an advance fee too!

Their Two Midtown Offices:

132 West 31st Street, 15th floor, by Madison Square Garden

1501 Broadway, 12th floor, by Times Square

Some Of Their Phone Numbers:

646-543-1663 : 646-543-2441

646-580-2668 : 646-580-4124

646-580-7330 : 646-580-8325

Websites They Use To Scam You

bigbrooklynrooms.com  / nycroomsdepot.com

bigharlemrooms.com    / privatequeensrooms.com

bronxbedrooms.com     / roomsdepot.com

brooklynbedrooms.com  / roomsinqueens.com

manhattanbigrooms.com / roomsinmanhattan.com

nycharlemrooms.com    / weeklyroomsnyc.com