Sara Zachary was scouring. The ad boasted a four-bedroom abode with three-and-a-half baths, a pool and a sport court. Zachary, who plans to move with her family from Molalla to West Linn, emailed the Craigslist poster. The response she received on Wednesday prompted her to call police. The email read:. I just want you to get notice that the keys are here with me in Lagos, you can only view the house from the outside for now!
If you drive by the house you may see a sign there, you have nothing to worry about it belongs to our previous agent so you have absolutely nothing to worry about and you don't have to call them because they do not have access to the house anymore!
The email went on to ask a series of personal questions about Zachary, which according to the writer was necessary to send "the keys and document. The ad was a scam. Nicholson's home was listed for sale — not for rent — on the.
Attempts to reach her Thursday were unsuccessful. These Internet scams are nothing new. Debbie Hennessy, the real estate broker, said she remembers four other instances where people stripped information off her listings and created false ads.
But this one, she said, caused the biggest mess. Hennessy has fielded calls about the "rental" since Monday. The ad has since been taken down from Craigslist, and police are monitoring the neighborhood.
