Is it safe to use paypal to rent apartment from a craiglist ?

Question

i wanna rent an apartment in new york from criag lists and the owener want me to put deposite on her account ? how safe is it and how can i stop the process if it was scam ?

Answer 1

Paypal is a safe method of payment. However, customer service is extremely difficult to work with if you need to reverse a payment for anything other than tangible products.  If you use paypal, use a credit card as your funding option as you might be able to issue a chargeback on paypal in the event that paypal refuses to do it for you.

Answer 2

try visiting the apartment or get photos of it. and etc. Make sure they don't mislead you and give you the wrong address which leads you to a remote area where there is no one. This way, they can kidnap you! so be careful, lol.  

Answer 3

Paypal is the most safest money transfer program out there. Before doing so, make sure you know who this person is, if not I suggest jotting down her full name, address, and a number she can be reached at. Also, make sure it seems legitimate, and see if you can trust her. It is pretty safe, and Im not too sure you can stop the process, the only way it would stop the process if is she cancelled the deposit, or if something went wrong during the process. This is all I can help you with, hope all goes well with that apartment.

- P.S Try asking around about any other apartments that seem trustful to you, also it would be good to get some advice from close friends who live in buildings, maybe they can help you out too!