How to check if coop connection or realty connection is legitimate or scam?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

I am looking for apartment and I find this place from Craigslist. I want to know how long has coop connection has been in business. If they are legal business?

Craigslist is full of scams.
Never give anyone any personal information online.
Never pay any deposits or give anyone account information
Only get an apartment if you can do a full walkthrough first, and ask the person showing you the place show your their ID to make sure it matches your lease paperwork. Do a background check on the property to see who owns it.
I’ve seen many, many scams where people give a deposit online, then get a key, and the key never fits the place

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2 Responses to How to check if coop connection or realty connection is legitimate or scam?

  1. Huntsman says:
    January 7, 2012 at 4:07 am

    Craigslist is full of scams.
    Never give anyone any personal information online.
    Never pay any deposits or give anyone account information
    Only get an apartment if you can do a full walkthrough first, and ask the person showing you the place show your their ID to make sure it matches your lease paperwork. Do a background check on the property to see who owns it.
    I’ve seen many, many scams where people give a deposit online, then get a key, and the key never fits the place
    References :

  2. Kittysue says:
    January 7, 2012 at 4:30 am

    You don’t mention where you live but the first thing to do is contact your local Better Business Bureau to find out how long they have been in business and if there are any complaints filed against them

    If you are in NYC ask for their broker’s license http://www.dos.state.ny.us/licensing/re_broker/re_broker.html
    or search the name on the public license search to make sure they are legally licensed https://appsext7.dos.state.ny.us/nydos/selSearchType.do
    the individual broker you are dealing with needs to be licensed, not just the company
    References :