An East Village real-estate agent turned out to be one big phony, authorities said. Renato Bardini, 48, showed an apartment seeker a place on East Third Street near First Avenue last month, authorities said.
The victim wanted to move in and gave Bardini a $500 security deposit and a $75 “application fee.”
The faux agent also showed the apartment to another victim, who gave him more than $3,000 for rent, deposits and fees.
It’s not clear how the fraudster accessed the apartment. Bardini was charged with third-degree grand larceny, scheming to defraud and petit larceny.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Report: fake real estate agent soaks 2 people for security deposits
From the NYPD Daily Blotter in the Post today:
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More soaking? I thought Jeremiah covered this already ;)
Only $500 for a security deposit on an EV apt? That should have raised some alarm bells right there.
I always wonder about that Billy guy who constantly has ads up for apartments for rent in buildings on 13th between A and First. When you go there they take you to other buildings. There are never apartments in the buildings they put the ads on. Anyone else dealt with them? I looked at one of the apartments they took us to with a friend but didn't take it. Seemed weird.
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