So, 8 months ago my husband and I moved back to our hometown which was 3 hours away from where we were living at the time. Today while I was just walking around the house with our 3month old daughter I heard my phone vibrating and saw it was a random number. Didn’t answer it because I assumed it was just spam, then I heard it going off again and saw it was leaving a voicemail. Now, usually I don’t pay attention to these but I saw it was like 9pm so it sparked my interest and I played it. It was something along the lines of
“hi (my name), this is going to sound very strange and I’m sorry in advance but my name is “jane” and I see you live at [our old address] or at least used to and right now it says it’s for rent on Facebook marketplace so I replied to the ad. Well the guy I have been messaging about it seems very strange and I’m getting very weird vibes so can you please call me back and just verify whether you know if this is a scam or not please? I am only 22 and I’m just very nervous”
Now, I actually know who bought the house because he messaged me personally 4 months ago saying he kept getting our mail and requested we get a forwarding address so I immediately called her back and asked her what was going on. She then tells me that this guy posted an ad that the house was for rent and his Facebook profile seemed pretty active but as soon as she started messaging him the texting was “off” and he seemed very creepy. I asked her the name and it was a completely different person than the one who I know bought the house and it hasn’t been sold after that. Once I told her that she was very relieved and thankful I called her back and I told her to be careful. She is very very smart for finding and messaging me and I’m glad she is safe.
I’m not sure what this guy was trying to do, I couldn’t find the ad myself so I’m assuming he took it down. Didn’t know where else to post this but I wanted to share, stay safe my friends
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It’s unsettling to think about the potential danger she could have been in, especially since it seems like this guy was trying to take advantage of her. It’s great that she trusted her instincts and reached out to you for help.
I hope she finds a good place to live and you were there to support her in that moment.
This kind of thing gives me chills. Scammers are getting so bold these days. I can’t even imagine how that poor girl must’ve felt, being messaged by this creeper claiming to rent her old house… Thank God she had the wherewithal to reach out to you! You really saved the day there. Just goes to show, it’s always better to err on the side of caution when dealing with online strangers
That’s seriously unsettling. Good on you for answering and helping her out. This guy sounds like he had bad intentions.