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  • 05-10-2014 6:23pm
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    delboy87
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi,

    I find a room for my stay in Dublin and the problem is that I need to pay advance monthly rent + deposit over moneygram. I don't feel like doing that because I don't know that girl and maybe it's a scam. The girl contact me through ie.easyroommate.com. I told her that I will pay in person when I arrive to Dublin but she said that she will mail me contract and then I need to pay to her mother's bank account. Does anybody had similiar experience??

    Tnx


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    Penny Tration
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭Penny Tration


    It's a scam. Don't do it.


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    dubrov
    Registered Users Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭dubrov


    payment by Moneygram is definitely a scam. No way to trace it


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    Penny Tration
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭Penny Tration


    dubrov wrote: »
    payment by Moneygram is definitely a scam. No way to trace it

    Paying it into a bank account not in her name is a scam, too. Take money, close account, job done.


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Quite a popular scam. If using Chrome, right-click the photo of the apartment, and do a Google search. Most often you'll find the real site where it was copied from, and more often than not it'll be a completely different apartment.


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    delboy87
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭delboy87


    I thought so too. Well back searching :). Tnx to all


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    Diane Selwyn
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭Diane Selwyn


    Definitely a scam. You will find it hard to find something without being here to look in person - I would suggest booking a hostel or B&B until you are able to inspect places in person and meet your landlord face to face.


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