Rental Verified RENTAL VERIFIED SCAM internet

I found a  house  for  rent on craigslist.  it seemed too good to be true,  but i was caught up in the moment because i have been searching  and searching,  and finally this opportunity came up and i didn't want to miss out on it.  so when i quickly got an email response saying  that require a driver's license,  first months rent, a  background check  and no pet deposit, I was thrilled!  so I clicked on the link for the background check,  paid the $40,  and let"Jocelyn"  know that I had completed it.  the rest of the day went by and I didn't get another email back about when I could look at the place.  so I called the number from rental verified and it was a woman who could barely speak English and told me that the company that had that phone number had changed their phone number so for my inconvenience they were offering me$400  vouchers to Wal-Mart and so on. I hung up.  and then it clicked.... so I did a Google search for rental verified scam,  and sure enough I have not been the only one.