What are your best "This resident is totally trying to scam us" stories?

Question inspired by Larry Berry's post about a resident trying to get out of an eviction by claiming ghosts .

It wasn't a get out eviction story, but I had someone tell me she couldn't pay rent because she thought her boyfriend got another girl pregnant and she needed to go buy a gun. I wasn't touching that one!!

I believe the most incredible and unbelievable story I experienced in North Las Vegas. I managed a large HUD Project base portfolio, of which included a senior building. I had one of my residents always paying her rent late, and we couldn’t figure why! One month, I decided to sit down with her and see if she needed guidance in managing her bills, and what she told me was amazing. She told me that it was bad luck to pay things in the beginning of the month. ?!?!?!?!?!? I asked her why, and she said simply because you should always have money in your account right before the month end and begins. If your account is low on cash, then you would spend the entire month low on money. ?!?!?!?!?!? I still laugh about this when I remember…lol

I still, to this day, can't believe this happened ....

While reviewing the rent roll and move ins of a community I had previously managed on a daily basis but was now overseeing from afar, I noticed a familiar last name of a guy previously evicted, so I called the Manager the next day and asked her about it. First names nor genders were the same but I continued questioning and was reassured there was no relation. Turns out, however, they were related - this woman was married to the guy who had been previously evicted! And now they were all living in the apartment together WITH three children PLUS three yappy dogs.

When they failed to pay rent the first time, the woman's father called to say that his daughter was a victim of domestic abuse and trying to get out of the situation and couldn't we UNDERSTAND this and not go through with the eviction???? Huh? I wanted to point out to the man that his daughter, according to court records, had apparently dropped the divorce action, had not filed anything with the local police department and had lied on her Application. When I told the father her file was already at the attorney's office, he immediately came in and paid the rent.

Since the truth was now out, this couple played the system for all they could and eventually had to be evicted: the woman for a first time, the husband for a SECOND time.

Got a call from a "Rent-a-Center" rep asking if my resident, Ms. Smith, had moved. She said they rented a TV to Ms. Smith and it had been stolen from her new residence in a near-by small town. I told the rep from Rent-a-Center that she was still living here and had only lived here 2 months. Next door to my office, too. She gave me the name of her "new landlord" so I called. Her new landlord said she moved there about a month ago with her grandchild and that the police were investigating the tv theft. I told her new landlord that she lived next door with her terminally ill husband and the grandchild, the grandchild's mom and new baby brother. So, what was up with that?

Her husband died and 5 weeks later, she announces she can't pay her rent because she depended on his disability check and that she wasn't going to get it because he died. She moved out owing me rent.

The owner had agreed to work with her due to the death of her husband. She really scammed us! Now, I have a death inside the apartment, roaches galore and she only had a $200 deposit. Sweet old lady, though.