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I had a similar fear but it was honest and legit..
In this case my current Tenant was from Toronto, moved to Edmonton for work and was living in a hotel with his family. When I interviewed them they conveyed that they were deeply religious and presented me with a letter from the Salvation Army claiming the first months rent and security deposit would be paid for by the Salvation Army although it would take up to 15-days for the payment to be received.
The letter worried me, as this was my first property and I was aware that the scams were out there. I called the number on the letter and the information contained in the letter was confirmed. I cross referenced the number on the letter with the directory listings and the number I called did indeed belong to the Salvation Army. After checked other credentials I accepted the tenant and I`ve been very happy to provide a home for that family and they are great tenants.
I guess the moral of the story is, yes be skeptical and do your homework; but note that not everyone who has poor english with an off the mainstream proposal is a scam.
Kind regards,
In this case my current Tenant was from Toronto, moved to Edmonton for work and was living in a hotel with his family. When I interviewed them they conveyed that they were deeply religious and presented me with a letter from the Salvation Army claiming the first months rent and security deposit would be paid for by the Salvation Army although it would take up to 15-days for the payment to be received.
The letter worried me, as this was my first property and I was aware that the scams were out there. I called the number on the letter and the information contained in the letter was confirmed. I cross referenced the number on the letter with the directory listings and the number I called did indeed belong to the Salvation Army. After checked other credentials I accepted the tenant and I`ve been very happy to provide a home for that family and they are great tenants.
I guess the moral of the story is, yes be skeptical and do your homework; but note that not everyone who has poor english with an off the mainstream proposal is a scam.
Kind regards,