Fraud Alert – Downtown Renters Victimized by Craigslist Fraud and Identity Theft

The Craigslist fraudsters have returned once again, impersonating real estate agents and stealing the identity of innocent prospective Downtown renters by using Craigslist posts with fake phone numbers, and fake real estate applications to obtain social security numbers and profit from them on the black market.

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The L.A. Loft Blog has received confirmation from the San Bernardino Sherrif’s Department that at least one would-be Downtown resident had her identity stolen by these Craigslist frauds perps. Many others have come forward to admit that their identities may have also been stolen from the scammers.  The LA Loft Blog has increased its warnings and fraud alerts to warn all potential renters not to provide personal information to anyone online.

Thank you to those who have flagged the offending Craigslist scam by clicking prohibited on Craigslist. The latest offending Craigslist post has been removed.  The fraud has been reported to FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3.

craigslist-prohibitedFor more details on the fraud, click here.  The most recent fraudulent post has been flagged and removed by Craigslist, but you can call and text the fraudsters at 213-256-0864 to tell them what you think about fraudsters.

Thank you for helping to slow down or at leaset remove some of the profitability the identity thieves.

WARNING SIGNS OF FRAUD:
Online application links from Craigslist
Landlords, managers and agents who communicate solely by Craigslist and text
Craigslist points to pictures on Imgur
Landlords, managers and agents who claim to be “out of town”
Craigslist posts with rent prices that are substantially below prices of similar rentals
Follow Craigslist safety guidelines

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Most Exclusive Condominiums in Downtown Los Angeles – Buying, Selling, Renting

As Downtown Los Angeles transitions into a full-fledged luxury market, buyers, sellers and renters are looking for deals that are better than what the general public is able to get. #realestate #dtla

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As the Authority In The Downtown Los Angeles Real Estate Market, the L.A. Loft Blog presents in this article extremely valuable information about exclusivity as the basis for stand-apart success in DTLA real estate. The average home in Downtown is now more than $600,000. The affluent buyer, seller and renter is extremely responsive to and dynamically influenced by exclusivity.

When Downtowners focus on exclusivity, buyers, sellers and renters will switch their mindset and behavior into one alignment and cooperation.

This is a million dollar strategy to start now, if you haven’t. For sellers, concentrate on what is going to attract the largest number of buyers. Buyers get best results when they concentrate on gaining access to the largest number of properties for sale, including the largest number of unlisted homes, pocket listings and off-market properties. Renters find the best deals on the most amazing lofts for lease when they gain access to the unlisted, unadvertised rental bargains.

find-out-soldBUT… let’s make it more exclusive.

Sellers attract the largest number of high-paying buyers  when they can get access to the pre-qualified buyers on retainer, ready to buy. A Guaranteed Sale Program will help to ensure that the property will sell for the most money, fastest and with less hassle guaranteed or the agent will buy it.  Details of this program are at www.GuaranteedSaleSoCal.com

For buyers, getting priority access to houses the buyer can’t find on their own or on the internet or from most agents. This method of beating out other buyers to hot, new listings is called a VIP Buyer Program. Free access to the program is at www.LALoftVIP.com while renters can save a lot of time and money by getting exclusive access to more Downtown loft bargains rentals at www.LALoftTour.com.

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Now that Downtown Los Angeles has become an upscale community, exclusivity is most likely the #1 differentiator for success in a real estate transaction. In an extremely competitive market like Downtown, doing things differently is better. Being different ad-upscale-domain-rsiallows one to bypass some of the competition, thus gaining more access, and saving a lot of money. Being EXCLUSIVE is the best of being different. Exclusive IS different.

Ten years ago, buyers could find exclusive deals on the internet. But today, many buyers might feel empowered by the internet, only to find that the world wide web is no longer exclusive. It is used by virtually everyone.  Anyone involved in Downtown real estate, even renters, must also employ the power of offline in order to reach all of the best opportunities.

Bottom line here and my point is that it’s way easier to be exclusive than it is to be better and many times more powerful, easy to define and measure results as well.  The latest example: Jim and Julie just got their Downtown highrise condominium unit into escrow in record time, at the highest price per square foot ever for that type of unit in the building. At the same time, the buyers were able to get one of the best views in Downtown Los Angeles for the lowest price of any highrise view condo in Downtown. This successful escrow happened because of the exclusive, offline methods employed by both the seller and buyer.  The seller used a Guaranteed Sale Program, while the buyer took advantage of a VIP Buyer Program.

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