Today, a week after spending most of my paycheck on a down-payment and rent on a new apartment, I found out the "landlord" I paid was a scammer. Turns out the real owner was away on vacation, and he'd stolen most of her stuff before showing me the place. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out that the $200 I reluctantly gave to my mother so she could rent a house was paid to a scammer. Now she wants to live with me, in my one bedroom apartment. FML
Today, my landlord emailed me, stating that she hasn't been receiving my rent. After some investigation, I found out she's been using the money to buy booze, and hasn't been putting it into the house owner's account. FML
Today, I rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. FML
Today, my boyfriend moved out and took all his things with him. He also took some things that didn't belong to him, namely my rent money. My landlord comes tomorrow. FML
Today, my scumbag landlady broke into my place and stole my mop, which I refused to give her earlier. She denied everything and tried to convince me that some criminal broke in using a key, stole only my mop, and was nice enough to lock up on the way out. FML
Today, I learned that the house I've been living in and paying rent for the past two months was never advertised as vacant. I learned this when the actual homeowners walked in, and called the police for an "intruder." FML
Today, my landlord started showing my apartment, where I have lived and paid rent for over 2 years, to prospective tenants. I didn't realize that I was moving. FML
Today, my landlord sold the apartment I’ve been renting for 10 years without telling me. I found this out when the new owners showed up at the door with boxes. FML
Today, I returned from a week-long vacation. My landlord told me he had let my boyfriend in my apartment to get something. I don't have a boyfriend. Everything in my apartment is gone. FML
Today, I got back to my apartment from being away for the past week on Spring break. I found the locks on my apartment changed and all my things on the curb, many of them broken or stolen. I ran to the leasing office to see what had happened. Turns out it was an accounting error on their part. FML
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Top comments
Mauskau 36
It was really that guy's lucky day. Unfortunate for both of you, though. Hopefully you had enough details to get them caught and your money back.
oj101 33
Uh oh, you got con-do'd.
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Comments (27)
janfleury 19
That really sucks! Sorry and good luck OP.
amileah13 26
The same thing happened to us except we were actually living in the house that someone was trying to rent out. We're renters and someone took photos of our house and posted it on Craigslist and stated that the owner of the house was in a different country and to wire the money to him. This all happened during Christmas and we had a lot of people just showing up to our house trying to see it. We ended up having to post a sign out front telling people they were being scammed. The whole thing was pretty bad. Sorry that happened to you OP. Hang in there.
Alup132 22
Yikes, that's kind of creepy to have people show up.
Bulbasaur816 4
Why are there always those assholes that say they deserve it?
Vanderdale 14
Well sometimes people's fingers slip with the mobile app. In this case I think there's a little bit of YDI because you should always get proper paperwork before just throwing down a huge amount of cash for an apartment.
Punkpoptart1119 20
Nobody deserves to have most of their money taken by a scammer. I understand getting credentials and that sort of thing, but again, nobody deserves that.
Cammi0 18
Had something similar to me happen once. I caught the scam just in time though. So sorry that happened to you, scammers are the worst. Hope the police find them eventually.
orneryvixen 15
That sucks that happened to you. For future reference, (depending on the state you live in) check the county tax record database to ensure you are speaking with the actual owner.
Kingbenford 12
That's ****** up, hope you get your money back somehow
Kihdd 8
Damn he got you good. that sucks
healthcarechick 9
I don't know how anyone could say much less even think that you deserve this! ?
iiSpitMarbles 16
As much as I'm sorry to hear about it, YDI. you should have taken every precaution to prevent that.
redlizzybeth 25
I am sorry that happened to you. It seems that is a common scheme for people on extended vacations. The town I lived in had a rash of this until the cops starting responding to every for rent ad. I don't know how you will get your money back but you could ask if there is a victims relief fund available.