951-223-1329

The person at this number pretends to own a house in Missoula, MT that is being rented out.  They have quite an elaborate backstory that they are just looking for someone who will take good care of their home while they are away on missionary work.  They ask you to send the deposit and rent money, then they will send the key.  The house listing was found on Zillow.com.

same scam pretending to own a home at    1340 Park Ave Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096
missionary in Maryland  send money for keys      (951) 223-1329    STATED    MR. AND MRS.  DONALD      BOGUS

YES THIS HOME WAS ALSO ON ZILLOW

I found my home listed on Zillow.com so I sent an email to the ad to see what they were up to... Here is the email I recieved.
I contacted Zillow.com they removed the scammers contact info but the fake listing is still there with my address on it!
In fact I found many listing on Zillow using the same phone number as the contact number.
Scammers Email: homerental1888@outlook.com
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Hello,
We are pleased that you have an interest in our house which is still available for rent and all I want is someone whom I can put my Trust on and a God-fearing person. I have rented my house to some families I must say am really disappointed in them because they claim to be very neat and honest. They lied to me filling out the rental application form, telling me that they were capable of paying the rent, they also damaged some of my properties which have been fixed now.I am looking for a responsible & clean tenant that will be able to take good care of my house. We want responsible adults/family that are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My Husband and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.I got transferred to MARYLAND (MD) on a Missionary Work by my church and I will be away with my family for at least 5 to 6 years or more because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time...here is my number(951) 223-1329 please text only
RENTAL APPLICATION FORM
1. Full name:
2. Profession:
3. Present Address of the applicants:
4. Reasons for Leaving:
5. How long do you intend staying:
6. Do you smoke or drink? (We just want to know don't get it twisted) no hard feelings
7. Intended length of lease:
8. Cell & Home:
9. Email address:
10. Single Or Married? (children):
11. Pet: If any ( ):
12. How much do you have at hand today to secure the property:
13. How often do you do your current house cleaning:
14. Date of Tenancy:
15: Can we trust you and our house safe keeping in your hand?
This is an easy way for me to screen applicants based on previous rental history and employment information. If you have a felony or bad tenant history, I'm flexible and I'll work with you.

This person hi-jacked my rental listing on Trulia. steven_ray007 @ (951) 223-1329. I requested Trulia to remove the listing but they haven't responded. Very frustrating.

same thing happened to me. tried to rent me a house that wasn't his. now he is texting my cell phone, which I never gave him the number....kinda creepy