I need to know if this is a scam before I go through with this?

I am trying to rent a house and I replied to an ad on craigslist and the landlowner sent me this e mail.


"Hello Maia,





First and foremost, thank you for your interest in the home. I am available to show the house this week


if that fits your schedule.





Just to give you a little more information about the home, the water, trash


and garbage are paid by us. The security deposit can be paid in 2 installments if money is tight. (I know how that can be).


The house has a fenced in backyard and we do allow pets. The deposit per pet is a one time payment.


The house includes a washer and dryer, and we pay for lawn care so the renter does not have to cut the grass.


There is NO application fee (our company policy and guarantee).





I will be happy to show the house at an agreed upon time and date but I do require that all applicants and


additional renters who will be living in the home complete a free credit report to ensure their eligibility.


I have so many people apply for homes that I have to make sure they are qualified renters before I show the property.


This ensures neither of us will be wasting our time.





It is okay if you have bad credit (trust me). We just check to make sure that you don't have several evictions on


your record. (We won't rent if you have 3 or more evictions on your record)





I also had to recently stop giving out the exact address of rental properties before I am able to show them because


last time I did that the house was vandalized (I will be glad to send you the address right after your reply) I assure


you though that this is a very safe neighborhood. I actually lived in this home for 2 years (very cozy).





As soon as you can, please click and go to the secure website link below to complete the free credit report: (takes about 30 seconds)


Once you complete, I'll call you once I receive the information from the credit company (very quickly usually).





http://cglreport.com/





*** You don't have to send me your credit report.


Once you fill out the report the credit company automatically forwards me your name, email address and whether you have


had any outstanding evictions in the past 5 years to determine your renter eligibility. This is the only information I am


interested in. This is a soft credit report so it won't touch your FICO score (which is why we work with them).





This process turns some people off, so I completely understand if you decide not to complete them. In that case, good luck


with your home search. I just want to be honest with you up front about our process, which does a good job of protecting


us from ineligible renters and scammers. Also, the site above is one the safest and most secure website for credit reports in the


world, which is good for peace of mind. I have worked with them personally for a couple years now.





If you are truly interested in proceeding, take a moment and fill out one of the reports. Let me know when this is done and


we can then work out the time and date to go see the home. Email me back once you access your fresh report. I will be forwarded


the information. (Make sure to include a valid phone number. I usually call within 6 hours of submitting your report. Then I can


forward you the address and we can set up a time to tour the home.)





If eligible you will also be sent an email with my office number so we can set up a time to go see the house and discuss any


other questions or concerns you may have.





Thanks,


Arthur Forehand"








Is this a scam or legit?|||SCAM. Stay away. Any legit landlord can pull credit reports themselves.|||I got the same letter and it was from someone named Kesha Menzel. Im pretty sure this is a scam im not doing it !|||Total scam. As soon as you fill this out and send to the "landlord," you will never hear from him again. The credit score he is requiring will also send him all your personal information (address, SSN, etc), which is more than enough to steal your identity.





STAY AWAY! Reputable landlords pull credit and background checks themselves.|||Don't do it. If you fill out the "report" it will likely go back to the person - complete with all of your personal information. A good landlord can and will pull your credit report themselves - this person probably won't because they don't have the credentials to do so.





It's also ridiculous that they won't give you at least a phone number to contact them.





Even if it did turn out to be legit I don't think it's worth taking the risk to find out. Look for another place.|||Complete scam. 1-absolutely no contact info or where the property is located. 2 - the senders email address is gibberish, and doesn't correlate with the senders supposed name. 3 - real landlords prefer to meet you at the property and let you look at it before any credit checks/applications need to be signed. 4 - the outrageously low price for a property that normally rents for much more. when looking for rental properties always look for contact info and location.|||This is a standard scam script,





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John Delaney|||SCAM.





That Web site is owned by someone in Russia and in fact was only created earlier today. The whole thing is some sort of foreign scam.