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I am currently looking for a one bedroom place to rent in Kaslo, BC (where it is very difficult to find appropriate and affordable housing). I saw Dylan Rental's ad on Facebook and reached out. I was contacted by someone and became suspicious almost immediately due to everything seeming too good to be true. I was informed that all I had to do was fill out a registration/rental application for $80.00 then provide a damage deposit of $500.00 and the monthly rent of $1000.00 and the place was mine. I rechecked the Facebook page and the same pictures were used in many states/provinces and small cities across the USA and Canada. When I confronted them with this they said it was just how they advertised as they were a small business and he was a realator that owned many homes and apartments to rent. I then filled out the registration/rental agreement (with loads of personal information for identity theft.) and emailed it to the individual, believing and trusting it was Dylan. (Silly Cow :( ) Then I was asked for the $80.00 fee and replied that I would only pay cash for the fee and other costs when I received the keys. I was told interact worked better. I said I do not do interact. I then asked if that was the scam. If they got 1000 people to send them $80.00 that = $80,000. This happened on Friday, January 9th, 2025 and I have had no correspondence since. The Facebook page has changed and all the ads with the same pictures are gone. I say buyer beware and as Grandma said, "if it seems too good to be true it probably is not true." (Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on you!) I now think it could be about money and identity theft. Good luck out there. There are sound offers out there, this just does not appear to be one of them! Peace be with you!