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I did not fall for it. I was not sending a deposit or signing anything.
Although it was listed as a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment the scammer listed it as a single family house.
Scammer(s): Jerry Reagan & Adrian Romero
(929) 734-9841
(210) 204-1277
[email protected]
I went to the location where they called me and gave me a door code to enter the empty house. They told me to send $850 deposit via Azibo to hold the room claiming they would keep it off the market. They also charged $50 for a background check.
They later said the room was taken and told me to send an additional $1350 to secure the other room, when I did not they said they rented the other room and the deposit was not refundable as it was to hold the rooms which are no longer available.
First and foremost, congratulations, happy holidays, and welcome on board! I wanted to let you know that I have already contacted the apartment management to have the listing removed, as the unit has been secured.
Now, the rent for the unit is $1,900, with a security deposit of $2,000. There were many interested applicants, and I have already approved several of them. The purpose of the security deposit is to officially hold the unit for you and prevent other potential tenants from applying. Since you’ve already secured the unit, it is officially yours, and I want to reassure you that the security deposit is 100% refundable when you move out.
Zelle Payment was made prior to this email.
Never receiving Keys to apartment or returned security deposit of 2000.00
On 12/18/24, Bobby emailed me saying he needed the 1st months rent paid for prior to move it. Again, I sent $1,300 over through wire transfer
On 12/24/24, I received an email from Clayton Properties Management saying their HOA policies had changed and I needed to pay for the full 3 months rent. This is what alerted me this could be a scam as the place I was supposedly renting is under ********* ***, not Clayton Properties.
On 12/26/24, I asked to call Bobby to discuss my concerns and immediately as he picked up, I knew it was a scam. As soon as I told him why I was concerned, he hung up on me and I have not heard from him since.
Made a wire transfer through Discover bank.
As September approached Jorge's communication dropped off and in the first week of September the deal fell through as, according to Jorge, the landlord allegedly ghosted Apex consultancy. On 9/4 I told him over the phone I would like my deposit back, which included a good faith refund should our renter application be denied. Apex did not process my refund until 9/23 and I was told to allow 7 business days for the return of my deposit (though the friend of a friend who referred me to the unit) received his refund of $775 in less than 7 business days).
It is now 11/12 and I have not received my refunded deposit yet. Since the official processing of my request I have received empty promises ("looking into it", "will get back to you") and Jorge Vega completely ducked my calls for all of October.
Last Friday I told them via email and text that I would be filing formal complaints here and with the NY Real Estate Licensing Service as well as pursuing the return of my money in small claims court. That got Jorge to finally call me Sunday 11/10 and tell me my money would be returned Tuesday 11/12. It's 11/12 and still no money.
Avoid JORGE VEGA and Apex Real Estate Consultancy at all costs. Either malignantly incompetent or willingly fraudulent.
he asked for the money as a deposit on an apartment and then over the course of several months kept telling me that the rooms in the apartment hadnt been filled and that he needed time to find me a new apartment, then finally I asked for a refund and it has been several more months and I still have not received any payment.