i was looking for a room to rent and realized it was a scam when i didn't meet anyone there and pretty much toured the room with the guy on the phone. they were offering me a place on something like 53rd and 2nd for $600/month. Apartments in that building rent for $4000. the story was that the space used to be the supers space and it's empty because the super moved to his own spot somewhere else. the person i spoke to claimed to be the owner of the building, and they said they were willing to give me a "deal", so they sent me a rental "application" via email that looked fake, so i noped my way out of there. if its in a building you can generally find and call the property management company and ask if the room is actually available for rent. thats what i did, i googled the addressed, found the number for the company that owned the building and asked "wtf, you know theres someone showing apartments for this apartment" and they let me know that it was a scam that they were aware of and the spot was not actually for rent. if the price is too good to be true, run away, that is almost always a scam. i found the first room i rented on craigslist for $600, but this was like 10 years ago. i would suspect this room would be at least $1000 now. i was skeptical at first, but i got the key to the building the day i handed over my security deposit. the guy verified that the key worked to the apartment and the building and i gave him my money. it was kinda stressful as you hear about scams, but i was able to get my entire security deposit back. i did speak to tenets of the building and they let me know it was legit though, before i went forward with it.