<prompt> Human: Am I about to get ripped off? I live in Washington if it makes a difference. We found the apartment on Craigslist, and submitted an application, and went to the open house. Everything appeared to be in order. We viewed the unit in person inside and out. They clearly had access to the unit. We got an email saying that our application went through and all we had to do was deposit the last month of rent and the deposit into her account she gave us her bank information and we would get the apartment. Is that suspicious, or relatively normal? I have never given a landlord money except an application fee before looking at and signing a lease. Sorry, probably a dumb question, but I would appreciate some insight before I fork over 2K. Edit: Thanks for the help you guys. I have now seen the lease and agreed to the terms, and weve entered into an agreement to lease letter. We are going to request ID from the landlord and if it matches what she claimed her name was which is also the name on the land registry were going to go for it. If she refuses to provide identification, were going to walk away and call our 50 application fee loss well worth it. I really appreciate everyone who encouraged me to be cautious, and confirmed that my suspicions were grounded. Assistant: This sounds like a bad situation.If you deposit money directly into an account you dont own, you have no means to pull that money back akin to stop payment on a check. So if this is a scam likely, youd be out your money.Is this apartment deal essentially too good to be true?Plus, you havent seen the lease, why would you hand over money?Human: Not too good. Its reasonable for the area, but a little lower than some other units. Its a good but reasonable price. Its definitely about right for the location and square footage. It seems weird that they would have access to the apartment though.  <response>: Ive read about these scams - where someone will have access to an empty apartment a short term let taken under a false name, show it to as many people as possible over a short period and pocket the cash once deposited from all of them. If they disappear you have no recourse. Be careful! 