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ScoreSense Rental Ad thru Craigslist, email response requires credit report with link to Scoresense site creating an

12th of May, 2011 by User627404

I responded to an ad on Craigslist for a rental. I received an email (Gilberto Louis ) advising me that it was company policy to have a credit report to ensure that no party was wasting its time and that they only wanted to ensure there were no evictions on the credit report. There would be a $1 refundable fee. Anxious for a reasonable, suitable place to live, I immediately did as requested. The communications stopped at that point. Since I have the option of living in a different place, I searched the other city and found IDENTICAL ADS (two of them), including photos, prices, and descriptions, on Craigslist. I realized that something was very wrong at this point. I informed Craigslist but only got a response indicating the ads had been removed. (I have copies of the text and the original links). I have since been charged by ScoreSense what appears to be a monthly fee. It seems like this is a veiled marketing attempt by ScoreSense to gain new business and obtain credit card information by charging a $1 that is refunded when they charge the larger sum.

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4720 days ago by Anonymous

I also had this happen to me. I, too, fell for the add and did the credit report through ScoreSense.
Later, I was bragging to my sister about the place that I had found only to find that she had done the same thing 3 states away while looking for a house to rent. The ad she responded to and the e-mail she got back were eerily similar to my situation. I immediately called ScoreSense and cancelled my membership. While on the phone with them I asked what plan I had signed up for when I was doing the "Free Credit Report" with a $1 refundable fee. They said I had actually enrolled in a $29.95/month plan that would activate after the 7 day free trial I had signed up for. Thankfully I caught this early and was able to cancel before being charged.