Man posing as landlord scams renter out of over $2K in East Falls

Police are looking to identify a man wanted for fraud in East Falls.

A woman reported that she looked at a residence for rent as of May 1 on the 3400 block of Henry Ave. On April 17, she paid $1,500 to a man who identified himself as David Moody. On April 24, she paid Moody an additional $700 to secure the apartment. 

On May 1, when she arrived at the apartment, she found a chain and lock on the property and realized she was the victim of a fraud. 

The photo above, provided by the Philadelphia Police Department, is one that was taken by the victim while the property was being shown to her. 

Police are asking anyone to who contact with the suspect, know his identity or knows of similar cases to contact Detective Michael Cannon of the Northwest Detective Division at (215)686-3353/3354. To submit a tip via telephone, dial (215) 686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847. Use this electronic form to submit a tip anonymously.