AKA Harrell Lee Jones or Nelson Smith and or April Oaks
Complaint 232532 Details

  • Date Occurred: 04/18/2013
  • Reported Damages: $1,500.00
  • Username: Harrell Lee Jones
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Location: 158 E. 23rd St, NY, NY 10010
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

A house for rent was posted on hotpads.com located in Carlsbad, CA. House was listed as being pulled from market and owner have decided to just rent. Have been in New York for a pastoral job and wife has cancer and getting treatment in New York. Advised to drive-up the place but also mentioned that a for sale sign is still up as it has only been pulled from market. We like the place and he sent an application with a different landlord name of Mr Nelson Smith and rental location is 1325 144th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98007. He sent another email apologizing for the unedited application form which he said was from a friend who also rented his place. We filled up application with our drivers license for credit checks and employment history. Soon after he said that they like us to get the rental and to send deposit to hold the house and just moved in when we are ready. He gave us this address and person to send the money and a note that money is for Harrell JOnes' daughter. Recepient was April Oaks with the address listed above.
Drove by the house today and saw a sign "in escrow" called agent asap and had advised to not respond to the email as its an identity fraud to the real Harrell Jones and the rental info from internet sites are scam.

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  • Ross
  • Ross SBID #6e006380ba
  • Posted 04/30/2013
  • Also impersonating Lance Hughes in the Athens area. What they send wanting money:

    Send the payment via western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram using the information below.

    Receiver's Name: April Oaks
    Address: 171 E 84th St
    City: New York
    State:NY
    Zip:10028
    Text Question: For Whom?
    Ans: Lance Hughes Daughter.
    Instruction: (She is required to present a Valid ID)


    House was listed on Zillow, and looked empty but had in reality been sold a couple months prior.
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  • Complaint Against AKA Harrell Lee Jones or Nelson Smith and or April Oaks
  • Complaints Filed: 1
  • Reported Damages: $1,500.00
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