Woman warns others about rental scams with claims her new apartment was robbed

A woman has taken to TikTok in tears to warn others about rental scams in a video claiming that her new apartment was robbed.

With over a billion monthly users on TikTok, theres no telling what kind of story is going to go viral after making its way to the For You Page.

We’ve seen McDonald’s customers finding ways to get free ice cream, a video of chocolate-covered strawberries with millions of likes, and more.

Now, a TikToker by name of Pami has taken to the platform in tears warning others about rental scams.

Woman warns others about rental scams

In a clip uploaded on March 3, 2024, Pami says that five days after moving into her new apartment, all of her belongings were removed against her will.

“Robbed. Everything. They left my f*cking plants,” she said. “I don’t know what to f*cking do. I signed the lease from the homeowner.”

Pami went on to explain that she called the person she rented from, who told her that he wasn’t the homeowner and immediately hung up the phone.

The video quickly went viral, and a Ziprent account duetted her video with a statement about the situation.

“As of 3/4/24 we have returned all of Pamela’s items. Her items were removed from the unit by our contractor,” they said.

“Pamela was the victim of a Craigslist listing scam, which we did not host. She did not have a lease with the actual homeowner. While we do everything we can to prevent scammers from using our listings in this way, it is unfortunately a common scam.”

Dexerto reached out to Ziprent who confirmed that the account responding to Pami’s video is the official company account. They also provided a statement regarding the situation.

“Pamela’s belongings were not stolen. They were returned to her within 48 hours. She likely posted the now-viral Tik Tok without knowing what had actually happened.  We believe she was likely the victim of a Craigslist scam that falsely led her to believe she was legally leasing a property we manage on behalf of an owner,” they said.

“When we learned of the unauthorized occupation of the property, our safety and security protocols, which are in place to protect property owners and renters, were activated.   Per those protocols, the contents of the property were moved to a secure storage facility for safekeeping while we could investigate the situation.  Upon learning of Pamela’s situation, we contacted her to return her property and offer any assistance we could in this stressful time for her. “