fake landlord

• Ai-lian yeo

  4 Sep 08, 10:20

  last few weeks, I signed a one year rent contract with a guy and paid him one month deposit. After that I didnt contact him untill yesterday, i thought to call him to confirm the move-in date and collect the key, but I can't get him anymore.. I have his phone number only, but can't get him, ..

  anybody had similar experience ? what I can do now ?

• skythewood

  4 Sep 08, 10:45

  http://www.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20080709-75491.html

  try to find him harder. if suspect is scam, go to police station with the documents you signed.

• Ai-lian yeo

  4 Sep 08, 10:48

  will the police here help me to find him out ?

• skythewood

  4 Sep 08, 10:51

  If he is indeed a suspect of fraud, the police will be on the lookout for him.

  Their chances of success is dependaent on how much info you have. If he give you fake name/ fake number, than very the hard.

• Ai-lian yeo

  4 Sep 08, 11:11

  I have his IC# and his name, but not sure is real or fake  one...

• sundazz

  4 Sep 08, 14:18

  get a friend to call for u and pretend tat he or she wants to rent a flat.. set him up.. get some means of help or call the police along if needed?

• skythewood

  4 Sep 08, 14:21

  pm me the ic number... i can tell is fake or not.

• SPLIT SECOND

  4 Sep 08, 15:03

  If this happened in Australia, i assure u that u can sue the landlord for compensation.

  The problem with singapore is lack of effective tenancy laws

• sundazz

  4 Sep 08, 15:23

  i believe you can sue the landlord in Sg too.. but for this case, the issue is that this landlord maybe a fake one, and he is just out for cheating $$!

• Rednano

  4 Sep 08, 16:42

  Originally posted by Ai-lian yeo:

  last few weeks, I signed a one year rent contract with a guy and paid him one month deposit. After that I didnt contact him untill yesterday, i thought to call him to confirm the move-in date and collect the key, but I can't get him anymore.. I have his phone number only, but can't get him, ..

  anybody had similar experience ? what I can do now ?

  
  police report online now! no kidding... lodge a police report online.
  
  http://www.spf.gov.sg/epc/ePCLinks.html

   

   

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