Complaint Review: Gabriela Soto - Lake Forest Illinois

1) The individual who made FALSE claims are a disgruntled former landlord (a.k.a. "slum-lord") and former roommates (they are friends).

2) His name is Piotr Ogarski or Ogarzewski or Michael. He hides behind aliases -- as he is a con-man.

3) The room mates are Monica and Alina (surname unknown).

4) I paid rent to share a house at 23290 Birchwood Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015, in the Del Mar Subdivision. which the landlord claimed to own. I paide for and resided in this house for 4 months (April through August 15, 2013).

5) I paid rent on the first of each month.

6) In May, 2013, one month after I had moved into the house, the landlord informed me that the property was in foreclosure. He informed me that I would pay him monthly although the house was in foreclosure. In retrospect, I was informed that the property was not titled in the landlord's name.

7) IN RETROSPECT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE THE LANDLORD, WHOM I PAID MONTHLY, DID NOT OWN THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE MAN WHO FILED A SLANDEROUS, FALSE STATEMENT ON RIPOFFREPORT.COM.

8) I lived in the house with two women and a man. They were illegal refugees from Poland. They had no furniture or belongings. In fact, they used my furniture and belongings. They were difficult personalities -- loud, angry, unappreciative, etc. They befriended the landlord. They filed the ripoffreport.com allegations against me.

9) The illegal refugees STOLE from the basement storage of the house -- a mirror, a chair and other belongings, which they used in the house (again as they had no belongings).

10) Pursuant to our agreement, I presented 30-day notice that I was moving out.

11) Outside, behind the house was a pile of house appliances (toilets, washers, dryers and other household appliances). I asked if I could buy a washer and dryer from the pile behind the house. I found a dryer. The landlord told me I could have the dryer for free. He then said a matching working washer was located in the garage. He sold me the washing maching for $150. Again, he sold me the dryer for free (as it was outdoors behind the house).

12) In September, 2013, approximately two months after I had moved out of the house, the landlord (who, again, did not own the house) contacted me. HE CALLED ME AND ASKED IF HAD PURCHASED ANY FURNITURE, FIXTURES OR OTHER ITEMS FOR THE NEW (NEXT) HOUSE I MOVED INTO -- AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE THE SO-CALLED LANDLORD LEASED TO ME. HE SAID HE WANTED TO FILE A FALSE CLAIM AGAINST AN INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMING THAT HIS HOUSE WAS ROBBED (by the company that conducted the foreclosure on the house he had leased to me). IN OTHER WORDS -- HE ASKED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN A SCAM AGAINST AN INSURANCE COMPANY. I REFUSED.

13) Approximately one month later the landlord called me demanding additional money for the washing machine that he had sold me approximately three months prior. THIS WAS BLACKMAIL. He said that if I didn't pay the additional fee for the washing machine that he would report it as stolen. I REFUSED TO BE BLACKMAILED -- AND HE FILED A FALSE CLAIM WITH THE POLICE THAT I STOLE THE WASHING MACHINE (FOR WHICH I HAD PAID $150 IN AUGUST, 2013). HE THEN FILED THIS FALSE ALLEGATION ON RIPOFFREPORT.COM.

14) In January, 2014, the Lake County Sheriff's Department investigated the landlord's false claim and dismissed the case. You can access this case through the Freedom of Information Act. For information you can contact the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

15) Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. I can be contacted at 708.288.7189.