206-339-0186

It looks like they are doing this for apartments in Bethany Beach, DE $100/night, with same message "deposit" etc.
Name: Lawrence Schollenberger.
Address: Allentown, pa. 18101 USA

With the contact person being: Ben Love.

HA!  ME TOO FOLKS!!!!  I didn't fall for it though!  I asked several times for a contact number and she (they) wouldnt give me one.  I finally caught on and then decided to google this ladies name and found this!,..... GEEZ !!! I just want to go to the beach!

I almost got taken advantage of also. I sent the money to Western Union and luckily did the next day because I decided to google after the fact to find this website. I reported it to Western Union and was able to stop the transaction. Be careful and I'm starting ot believe that Craigslist is dangerous. I'm contacting the Police next to report the fraudalent activity.

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/vac/1793425949.html

Same deal here. Thought it was weird that it was that low- then to find out it was in Allentown, PA...
Same 50% deposit, etc...2 bd 2 bth $150 per night...

Gut told me something's odd....
He's on Craiglist...Beware~!

Thank you!  I almost feel victim to this as well for a vacation house in Oregon.  I appreciate the postings.

this exact same message appears for a condo in boulder, colorado, on craigslist!!

Unfortunately, I was one that got scammed on this ad for 2 bed 2bth $150 a night.  I lost $300 and drove to the place to find the house already being rented.  I've been renting homes for years and never had a problem.   Well, this one got me good.   Don't fall for this person:

Sending money via Western Union to:  LAWRENCE SCHOLLENBERGER, Allentown PA
Email was:  louislove188@gmail.com

He cuts and pastes ads from a house that is for sale or for rent.  He fakes the leases as well.  The phone # they use is:  206-339-0186

Tiffany - I was scammed to by that name lawrence schollenberger.  Do you suggest filing a police report?  Anything else to get this horrible person to stop?

How were you able to get you money back from western union???

$100 / 2br - ⎷⎛⎝FULLY FURNISHED SHORT & LONG TERM STYLE BEACH LIVING (BETHANY BEACH, DE)

NOW TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR SHORT AND LONG TIME STAY, VERY CLOSE TO THE BEACH

FOR A PEACEFUL RETREAT, TRY BETHANY BEACH, DE - YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!

NICE WEATHER! WARM WATER! PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO!

decks, kitchen and private dining room. Amenities include air conditioning, washer/dryer, beach chairs, bicycles,satellite TV, internet access, outdoor shower and all linen

The 2 bedrooms easily sleep 4 to 6 and with the queen sized sleeper sofa another.

Air Conditioning, Cable, Cooking Utensils, Tumble Dryer, DVD Player, Heating, Kitchen, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stereo, Washing Machine,high speed Hi-Speed Wireless Internet,

Linens and bedding are provided, as are towels, dishes, silverware, all the essential cooking utensils Parking space included in rental,Unlimited local calls and much more.

MORE PICTURES are available upon request.

2 nights minimum stay

BEN LOVE
bnlove35@gmail.com

SAME FRAUD! BE CAREFULL WITH CRAIGSLIST!

Hi everyone!
This page saved my day, and by the way $314!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a money transfer with Western Union which was in process...... evrything started on Craigslist, an ad for a vacation rental in Prescott, AZ.  E-mail contact : tarazola@live.com
Western Union money transfer only if we wanted to book.
Here's a sample of the e-mail sent:
"Attached is the booking form and agreement.You are expected to fill the form and send it back to us Also to have the apartment reserved for you.You need to have the %50 deposit plus the refundable security fee which is $200 the total amount you are going to send is ($350)  you will transfer it to the owner of the apartment via western union money transfer on your arrival you will pay the remaining 50% payment while i will then hand over the keys to you. Here is the  owner's name and address to send the deposit.

Name: Bette Lamb
State:TX
CITY :Killeen
ZIPCODE:76541

Get back to me  immediately with the western union control # and the information given to you while deposit is transfer.Please remember to print and come along with the apartment receipt that i will attach and forward to you after confirmation of deposit.Let me know asap when you will be through with this.
Regard

Tara"

We had no more news after our last e-mail and the ad had been suddenly removed on Craigslist. So I went online and I finally found this page !!!!
Just in time to call WESTERN UNION and cancel the transfer. What a bad first experience with Western Union.....damn it!!!


THANKS A LOT


Watch out guys!!!

Same thing by in San Francisco.
The person used the name Monique Corridori with the mail corrimoni5950@gmail.com.
The title was:
"$100 / 2br - Ideal Summer Rental, For Short and Long Term (castro / upper market)"
and on the rental agreement the owners name was Lawrence Schollenberger as mentioned above.
The address in question was 98 Levant Street San Francisco, CA 94114.

PS. Note that both Lawrence Schollenberger and Monique Corridori are apparently names of real persons, but they have no relation as such to San Francisco. This is how I initially got the suspicion that this was a scam. Thus I don't recommend harassing peoples facebook page as suggested above by Julia. Surely Briliant Sparman is a real person but most likely she is not involved in these scams.

we just got scammed out of $450 too!  the guy we ended up western union to said he was in allentown, pa and his name was lawrence schollenberger.  we stopped hearing from him and when I googled the name, i got directed to this website!

Whew! I almost rented a place in the Hamptons from Lawrence Schollenberger, I googled him to see if we could get in touch with him personally and found this site.

Jeremy Ronald <jhntim92@gmail.com>

Thank you for your patronage, the payment is to be sent via Western Union Money Transfer to the owner of the property Mr Lawrence Schollenberger.

To have the apartment reserved for you. you need to have the %50 deposit plus the refundable security fee which is $200 the total amount you are going to send is ($275) you will transferred it to the owner of the apartment via western union money transfer, on you arrival you will pay the remaining %50 payment while i will then hand over the keys to you.

Name: Lawrence Schollenberger.

Address: Allentown,  pa. 18101
       
Get back to me  immediately with the western union control # and the information given to you while deposit is transferred so i can prepare and forward your receipt to you. Please remember to print and come along with the apartment receipt that i will attach and forward to you after confirmation of deposit.

I will be waiting for the booking payment information, and also include the sender information.

Thank you

Me too!  Watch out on Craigs List for a David Crawford:  davidrents54@gmail.com offering an amazing deal for a vacation rental in San Francicso (and all over USA) and also Fred Parry. Always felt it was too good to be true, but alarm bells really started ringing when asking for money through Western Union.  Thanks all!

Do NOT send any info to this person.  I was scammed last week and now he is using my info/id to pose as a real estate agent.   He's got this down to a science.  

If anyone asks you to wire money via Western Union to Lawrence Schollenberger in Allentown, PA - this is a BIG SCAM.  

Save yourself the money and headache.

We just got scammed by Ronald Belcher.  The person who arranged the apartment was Alex Kyle - alexkylenewyork@gmail.com and the phone number he gave was 315 308 5329.  

Anu

I am so glad I goggled the name of the owner.  Apparently it is differnet names.  This time it was davidrents54@gmail.com.  I received the same exact message for a Chicago rental at 57 E. Cedar St Chicago, iL.  I had a funny sense about the scam and googled the name.  My funny feeling came with the fact that I am an avid traveler and there is no sales tax and all rentals and hotels charge a tax rate on top of the quoted rate.  Plus there is a name(Davidrents/david crawford) of a person and not of a business.  The funny thing is that I questioned the fact that the rental was advertised for $100 but in a response email it went up to $120.00/night.  I was requested to give credit card information(apparently they have caught on to western union reportings.  For those of you that may not know Western Unions is generally not traceable, so unless you personally know the person or busines is legit, do not send anything here or ebay or anywhere.  It seemed to be a haste in getting credit card information in exchange for a rental agreement. He/she even offered to pick me and my family up for free from the train station. Due to my suspicion I did not give any information and will not be!!!!
Thanks for honest viewings. You saved me and my family $400-600 dollars worth of scam and a disappointing vacation.