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A New Low for Internet Scammers: Trying to Rip off CL House Renters BEWARE, there is clearly a new scam going on in the CL housing for rent. If you search in Vancouver, WA on the Portland CL, for "Absolute Charmer" you will get one ad from Apr. 21, from a legit Realtor entitled $99900 / 2br - 710ft² - Absolute Charmer! (Vancouver) under "real estate by broker". You will also get an ad from Apr. 23, entitled "$900 / 2br - 710ft² - Absolute Charmer (Vancouver)" under apts/housing for rent and a Yahoo mail address. My roommate who is looking for a new place emailed them and got a very suspicious email in reply. Then we found the other ad. This must be the newest scam. It is so fucked, because if they success, they will very possibly be rendering their victims homeless. Here is the link to the search so you can see the two ads: http://portland.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=9&subAreaID=&query=absolute+charmer&catAbb=hhh This is the second time we've encountered something like this here in Vancouver. The first one, the guy actually had "goodhome" as his yahoo account. Here is the email exchange from the first one, I redacted the name the scammer used because it turns out, he is the titled owner of that property. He is no doubt a victim as well: ----- Original Message ----- From: Good Home Sent: 04/19/13 03:44 PM To: XXXXX Subject: Entire Family has Accepted you as our new Tenant, Get Back with Your Delivery Details ASAP.. Hello XXXXX, Thanks for your pleasant response... Well, I understand how you feel and all you have said,but i want you to get your mind relax and have FAITH IN GOD ALMIGHTY okay... This's a moment of truth,what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and looses his/her life,i so much thank GOD that you are a capable and also responsible person. This is what i am also afraid about, that is why i have been praying about this and i know GOD brought us together so just get your mind relax here,i am a missionary man that always keeps