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Complaint Review: Colorado Properties5280 - Internet

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Colorado Properties5280 Scott PierceCody I was ripped off of $2250 for the deposit to rent a house, I was promised keys and it never happened Denver Colorado Internet

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I contacted a craigs list add stating they had a home for rent for $1375 a month. Scott Pierce replied and said they had another couple looking at the home and they had the money becasue I had to wait until payday to get the rest of the 1st and last months rent. 

Scott replied back again and said he reviewed my application and I was more qualified than the other family and did I want to view the home. He said he was going to meet me at (((Redacted))) Denver Co (((Redacted))). When my fiance` and I got there they was no one there and he called and said he was around the corner showing another home and that the door lock box was open for me to take a look and let him now what I think. 

After looking at the house Scott played like he was too busy at this time another guy name Jeffrey called me and said Scott and himself will get back to me to get deposit and we will go from there. 

The next day a Guy name Cody called me and said that he worked for Scott and he will meet me at my job and get the depoit. I gave him a check and I got a receipt. Scott called me and said he has told Cody not to take checks and he was going to deposit the check and wait. 

A day later my current landlord gave me 3-4 days to move out my current home. I asked him if I can come up with $2250 and get the rest of the depoit on the 26th he said that was o,k, and Cody will meet me to get the depoit and keys to the home. 

We met Cody on Friday 02/06/15 after I went to the 7/11 and got 5 money orders totalling $2250.00 at 5:11 p.m. on 02/06/15. We met Cody at the Safeway Starbucks on Buckley and Quincy in Aurora Colarado, he had a lease and a receipt with his name and Scotts name on it. He told me that Scott said that they was scammed before and got some bogus Money Orders in the past and they wanted to verify them thru the bank. and it was going to take up to Tuesday 02/10/15 to verify the Money Orders thru Scotts bank Wells Fargo.

Since then everyday for the past 4 days we were promised that someone will be contacting me to get the keys and they still was waiting on the Money Orders to clear. The last contact with Cody was 02/10/15 at 5:11 p.m. quote by text "Scott is talking to the head of the company & trying to meet with me . Please call him I am in a conference  call".

 

Grant it Scott never answered and Cody,s phone was disconected aleter that night. Scotts ph number just goes to Google phone system. at that point I was convinced I was scammed.

I have Text messages and over 50 emails from Scott and My self. There was a for rent sign in front of the house when my fiance` and I went by there last night 02/10/15 around 9:30 P.M. The phone number was 720-330-8025.

Can someone help me find a way to try to get my money back from these Scam artist, I,m gonna try to report the funds was stolen thru Western Union. 

 

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AUTHOR: Robert - ()

POSTED: Thursday, February 12, 2015

There is a 99.9% chance that you were scammed as this is very similar to the "Rental Key/Deposit Scam", where a person will request a deposit for the rental and promise to send you the key but never do.  However, yours is an odd variation as most of these scams are handled through the phone and email and you are talking to someone who is actually in another country.  The "face to face" meeting is very rare.

If you haven't already you need to contact the police where they can possibly do some investigation, but time is short.  Just some things to think about.

The house was most likely a house that is up for sale, and if so it would be on the MLS.  This is important because if it had an advanced lockbox these can be opened remotely, but the request to be opened is logged.  Where the police may be able to find out who requested to open that box. 

There may still be a video of the Starbucks you went at to do all of the paperwork that they can get a picture of the guy.

Since this was a face to face, the chances are fairly good that the money orders were cashed locally, and it is very unlikely that they were cashed at Wells Fargo.  If they were cashed locally, the police may be able to get with the location that cashed them and again get photos of the person.

Now, this may not get your money back right away but it may get these people caught.

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