Aug 05, 2021
Updated by PunitR Today, I got an email in response to my enquiry about a rental apartment in Boston listed at Indianroommaters.Sulekha.com. He addressed himself as Arun Joseph. When I said him that I wanted to meet him in person before finalizing the deal, he replied that his father is sick and he is currently living in Pennsylvania, and he will come back to Boston only at the Weekend. When I told him that it's fine and I will meet you at the Weekend and pay you at the same time at his apartment, he said that he can not guarantee to meet if the room is already taken by someone else.
When I asked for his government ID, he quickly sent me his California State driving license (Name: Arjun Joseph, Number: F4293209 Exp: 01/26/2025, Address: 953 Helen Avenue Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, DOB: 08/31/1988), which made me more suspicious about him. Usually, people don't share government IDs so quickly (within 5-10 mins conversation). When I searched online "Arjun Joseph, California", I came to know that many people (below are the links) have already been victims of such scams, probably by the same person.
Similar complaints:
https://www.consumercomplaints.in/sulekha-com-rental-scam-953-henle-ave-sunnyval...⇄
https://www.consumercomplaints.in/nipun-patel-rental-scam-c1972203
His email ID: [protected]@gmail.com
His Contact no: +1-[protected]
I am not coming to Sulekha again. But, I request Sulekha to these issues seriously, else their credibility is under threat. People will soon lose their trust if they dont block such people.
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Aug 09, 2021
Sulekha.com Customer Care's response Dear Punit R,
Greeting from Sulekha.com!
We are extremely sorry to hear about this and even more sorry to disappoint a customer like you. However, we'd like to learn more about your situation and we want to make things right. So please email us at us.[protected]@sulekha.com and we will get back to you promptly. We look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Team Sulekha.
I am not coming to Sulekha again. and also request not to use Sulekha as its supporting scammers even after multiple complaints, they are very slow to react.
I request Sulekha to these issues seriously, else their credibility is under threat. People will soon lose their trust if they dont block such people.