FabSwingers.com forum: Scams aimed at students etc

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Put this on the lounge forum so putting it here as happened in Scotland:

Just heard from someone about them losing £1100 to a scam regarding student flats to rent around universities. My son nearly fell for the same trick but the bad English started the alarm bells...

Both were from Gumtree, offering lovely flats to rent in good areas and both asked for deposit and month's rent to be sent via Western Union. Needless to say, it was a con so if you are looking for a flat to rent...beware.

The other scam, well, I think it is, is via text messages saying I've exceeded my download limit and to buy more usage via a 5 digit number. No mention of my service provider. IS this a scam?too as happened in Scotland:

By *amaraBeaverbankWoman
over a year ago

Benidorm Spain

Happened to me a few years ago when I was looking for a flat. Luckily I was in the same street ad the flat being offered so knew the garden which was in the pics didn't actually exist. I did get a follow up email asking to sent money to a family member or friend through WU. I I replied saying I was going to report them to the police

By *homCrownMan
over a year ago

West Fife

Anything involving sending money via Western Union, Ukash and the likes where you don't know the requester is likely to be a scam.

People who have low credit scores genuinely searching for loans online get cold called with a "too good to be true offer" and are asked to send "admin fees" by Ukash ...NNNNooooo!