I found a home for rent. I contacted the seller. his name was Matt Peterson from title and trust services. He stated this home is a short term lease unless I want the option to buy. He stated the home needs cleaning and possible repair. I asked if i can see the home. Matt gave me the address and a lock box number to get in and said to call him after i see the home. I walked through the house and it did indeed need a lot of work. i notified him he waived all fees and said first months rent would be enough and he can send over the lease. he emailed it to me and i started my investigation. i found that the name on his voice mail ( title and trust services ) was not found anywhere online . on the application i found the name ( inter- america inspecion service) i then investigated that name and found they are a scam company ripping off renters. I was very cautious from the beggining, however i wanted to see how far this would go and it went as far as requesting money- Matt asked that i send the money through a Wells Fargo account. I was aksed to deposit only cashier check, money order or CASH. no personal checks. i was asked to add .14 cents to every transaction so that he can verify my paymnet every month.
I carried on and acted very interested I asked if I can just come into his office and make my first payment. He stated they are not very popular in AZ and still in the growing process. He stated they have a corporate office in Las Vegas. I said great whats that address? Matt gave it to me. i looked that up and sure enough there it was finally something that is correct except it wasnt a office it was a restaurant.
This man, who ever he is, is scamming a lot of people. This isnt just one man and its not just in the state of Arizona I believe this is going on in a lot of states. I think the cent amount they are having you add to a transcation is there personal fun way of tracking all there transactions.
be cautious ask a lot of questions and you find one of these scams report it immeditely, this is the only way we can stop this from happening to others!!!! 2013-05-17