Scam Type
Rental Scam
Business Name Used
Apartment Rental Scam
Date Reported
October 23, 2023
Postal Code
11218
Total Dollars Lost
$ 1267
Scam Description
On September 2nd, Jorge Vega (supposedly a broker working in Luxe Rental Sales NYC), showed my the apt #3A on 1649 Summersfield, Ridgewood, Queens. He said I should pay a “good faith deposit” for $1267 in order to reserve the room I wanted, and I did so throgh Zelle. I was supposed to get the apartment on Sep 15, but never got it and started to get less and less responses. I asked for my money back, and they said it would take 12 business days to get it back, however, they have kept making excuses and they rarely pick up the phone or respond to my messages until today October 23. I haven’t got any money back, but also they claim that they are keeping $100 or $67 (not sure) for a processing fee, even though they didn’t even review my application nor run a background credit check.
