i hate spammers
i was looking for an apartment in philadelphia and came across an impossibly cheap listing at http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/apa/1202493909.html . basically, they were advertising a property that supposedly came with free parking in downtown, free utilities, and at less than half the going rate at the given address.
out of curiosity, i wrote the person and they replied with the following. the link to the "free" credit report was a tipoff that this was spam. googling the text of the email, i found that another person had the exact same experience http://www.threadless.com/profile/267478/jpiatt/blog/456420/My_War_on_SPAMers?=
anyways, sometimes i hate craigslist. gah.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: anna wade <anna.wade06@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: 1 BR at 1600 Arch St
To: Me
Thank you for your interest in my condo for rent. I am booking appointments to view the condo and would be interested in having you take a look at the property, if you can suggest a date and time that works well for you this would be helpful.
Due to my previous renting experience I am requiring that you verify you have an acceptable credit score and would like to know more about your employment situation to avoid dealing with unqualified renters.
I would recommend getting a FREE credit report from http://www.creditgradegroup.com which takes less than 5 minutes and has no cost to you. This is required before I will consider you as a serious applicant. This will also be useful for any other properties you are looking at and is a standard in pre-rent screening procedures.
I am asking that you complete the report and provide me with the numerical score, please DO NOT send the report as it contains sensitive information, you can print it for your records and bring it with you to the viewing.
I look forward to hearing from you.
From: anna wade <anna.wade06@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: 1 BR at 1600 Arch St
To: Me
Thank you for your interest in my condo for rent. I am booking appointments to view the condo and would be interested in having you take a look at the property, if you can suggest a date and time that works well for you this would be helpful.
Due to my previous renting experience I am requiring that you verify you have an acceptable credit score and would like to know more about your employment situation to avoid dealing with unqualified renters.
I would recommend getting a FREE credit report from http://www.creditgradegroup.com which takes less than 5 minutes and has no cost to you. This is required before I will consider you as a serious applicant. This will also be useful for any other properties you are looking at and is a standard in pre-rent screening procedures.
I am asking that you complete the report and provide me with the numerical score, please DO NOT send the report as it contains sensitive information, you can print it for your records and bring it with you to the viewing.
I look forward to hearing from you.
