Rental Scams Montréal, Canada.

I'm looking for a place to live in Montréal and have put an ad on easyrommate.com and the scam mails have been ticking in to my inbox ever since. I have not yet fallen for any of it, but I thought I would just post the e-mail addresses for anyone else who is looking for housing.
It is exactly the same ones as the ones that are offering housing in other cities (dead father, living in London right now, two australian sisters who also wants the flat so hurry to pay!, other roommate is in the states right now for a seminal (i think i should be seminar), went to London School of Economics, doing masters in risk finance, done internship in NY, studied Spanish in Barcelona, REALLY bad english)

Dang Yen-nhi: [email protected] and richard Willem: [email protected]

Fur maria: [email protected]

Marie Bastien: [email protected]

I will post more e-mails when I receive more (as I'm sure I will).

I hope this will help someone

Hi LLElise, welcome to scamwarners

Thank you for wanting to help out, it's greatly appreciated. Can I ask you though to include the emails that belong to the email addresses? We don't allow posts that just display addys without proof. It also makes sure that the scammers are more easily found when doing searches on search engines like Google.

Thanks again

Yes of course

Marie Bastien [email protected]

Hello ,

How are you doing today,regarding my posted advert on Easy-roommate let me
take a little time to tell you something about myself, the room & its
amenities, price and conditions to rent.

Why i am renting:
I live in a 3 bedroom flat like i told you but the 2 rooms vacant which i am
offering for rent is because my previous flatmates are through with there
activities and work here and has gone back to there respective states.So, i
need people who are fun to be with, people whom we could share times and
moments together,not just minding your business or going into your room
after the day....but you can always have your private time and affair if you
so wish and desire.

About myself
I am a young 23yr old female who grew up abroad. I'm currently doing my
masters in risk finance after work and this makes me return home late but
can't stop having fun when its necessary. I am an accountant and thus work
for s brooking firm here and also a consultant,so this makes me travel often
which is the main reason why i need and search good people as flatmates so i
will be rest assured that my flat is in safe hands in my absence.

I got my first degree at London School of Economics, i worked in Paris as an
accountant in a brooking firm before i went to the Barcelona to take a 3
months course in public marketing and to learn the Spanish cultures and
languages.Did my internship with JT Morgan in New York in 2008 which gave me
an opportunity to visit the united states for the first time...what a
traveler i am....lol......what else can i say..i think when we have a
chat..you will hear more..

My house is located in 180 Rue Charon, in the city of Montreal,Quebec and is
very close to the bus transport system.

Flat Amenities
A small fridge in each room
A big freezer in the kitchen
Each room has a big wardrobe
TV connected to a cable
A surround sound system
Private toilet and bathroom for each room(ensuite room)
Washer/dryer for you laundry needs
Gas cooker and micro wave oven available in the kitchen

Utilities included in the rent:
Water
Gas refill
Electricity bill
Laundry
Parking space
Internet via wireless lan

Price:
I have two rooms for rent. Each room is for $350 and monthly utilities
charges of $50 (Inclusive of council tax and internet charges) and a
security deposit of $600

Therefore:
Rent per month...........$400
Security deposit..........$600

NB: The security deposit is refundable upon verification of the room which
you rented to be in good order during your last day of move out from my
apartment.

There is contract available for weekly, month to month and long term basis.
If you want a long term rent contract, i will prefer an initial 3 months
rent which is renewable 2weeks prior to the rent expiration. This is for us
to get to know more about ourselves and see if we could live together
happily as flatmate for a longer period.

Immediately i confirm your interest and knowing some things about you,I
shall send to you the current pictures of your room and my flat in general
with the kitchen and other pictures as well before we proceed with the
necessary details to prepare the tenement contract necessary for your move
in.

Yours sincerely

Marie.

Fur maria [email protected]

Thanks for your interest in our apartment. The apartment is still
available and ready for move in and it's in Center Montreal Canada
but before i start telling you about it,i would like to give you a
brief introduction about myself so that you can have a clear picture
of whom you're dealing with .My Name is fur maria and I'm easygoing
female . My Hobbies are swimming,reading and traveling. In fact, I've
been toThailand,Malaysia but i'm presently in London .I also like
hanging out with friends and making new friends but I have not had the
opportunity to hang out with my friends as I have being busy with my
studies and also as I am looking forward to obtain masters degree very
soon.
My Dad used to live in the apartment with my Family but we later moved
to London where he passed away,and i used to be the only one in the
apartment whenever am on vacation or free from school while my mummy
lives in london at the moment and taken control of my Daddy's
business.About my apartment, It is a three bedroom Flat and as I live
in one of the rooms, I have two rooms ready for move in. The apartment
is located in Center Montreal Canada and the rooms have the
following:Amenities:
Internet connectivity.... (Broadband)
Heating and cooling system.
Electricity
Gas
Phone connectivity
Car Space, et..c
You'll have free and unlimited access to all part of the apartment,
the Kitchen, the living room except my room ) Your visitor are
always welcome. The rent for a room is 400 and with a security utility
bills(all included) and you will be required to pay asecurity deposit
of 800 . This security deposit will be refunded to you at the end of
your stay in my apartment.I hope it suits you well and if you have
anymore questions you can ask me,i'll send you some pictures of the
apartment and tell you more in my next email as soon as i read from
you.have a pleasant moment and God bless

Dang Yeh [email protected] and richard willem [email protected]

Thanks for your interest in our apartment. The apartment is still available and ready for move in and it's in Center Montreal but before i start telling you about it,i would like to give you a brief introduction about myself so that you can have a clear picture of whom you're dealing with .My Name is Dang yeh and I'm easygoing female . My Hobbies are swimming,reading and traveling. In fact, I've been toThailand,Malaysia but i'm presently in London .I also like hanging out with friends and making new friends but I have not had the opportunity to hang out with my friends as I have being busy with my studies and also as I am looking forward to obtain masters degree very soon.
My Dad used to live in the apartment with my Family but we later moved to London where he passed away,and i used to be the only one in the apartment whenever am on vacation or free from school while my mummy lives in london at the moment and taken control of my Daddy's business.About my apartment, It is a three bedroom Flat and as I live in one of the rooms, I have two rooms ready for move in. The apartment is located in Center Montreal and the rooms have the following:Amenities:
Internet connectivity.... (Broadband)
Heating and cooling system.
Electricity
Gas
Phone connectivity
Car Space, et..c
You'll have free and unlimited access to all part of the apartment, the Kitchen, the living room except my room ) Your visitor are always welcome. The rent for a room is 500 and with a security utility bills(all included) and you will be required to pay asecurity deposit of 1000 . This security deposit will be refunded to you at the end of your stay in my apartment.I hope it suits you well and if you have anymore questions you can ask me,i'll send you some pictures of the apartment and tell you more in my next email as soon as i read from you.have a pleasant moment and God bless

Then I asked to see pictures and get a location of the place and got this

Thank you for your mail. The flat and rooms are still available and as I said, my apartment has four bedrooms and a living room too, I am using a room, while two are for rent and when I finally get a tenant for a single room, the other could be used as guest room. I scanned pictures from my apartment, Please find attached, it shows the living room, bathroom and toilet (located in the rooms for rent and It would be for your private use) and also photos of the kitchen where we deal with our stomachs . The rent of the apartment is 500 hope it price suit you now , so you also make a deposit of 1000 i hope the price suit you The deposit will be refunded at the end of your stay in the apartment, though nothing is destroyed during your stay I think you are felt in my previous mail. The transportation facility in the region and would result is the transport system is very quiet good as it is in a good location near train stations and bus
stations and gases such as stations, it is also close to some good cinema and grocery stores where you can shop for household items to make space would result in a very residential. Well as the matter of fact I have to be frank with you , Because if i don't tell you this and you come to find out about it , I would not know how you will feel and i would not like to dissapoint you in anyway or make you feel bad. Already i have gotten 2 sister from Australia who want to rent the flat because they are coming to the state for their master degree program. infact they need the flat so urgently but my mother think the best way is to give out the flat to who pay first. since there are too many people interested to rent the flat Once i can confirm you with the contract and your payment . I shall do the sending of the keys and document of your move in and also reserve the flat for you immediately . For more reference about me you could contact my new tenant who is using the third room. right now i got 2 room leave but am thinking of using the second room as a guest room while i rent only 1 room left but since you people want 2room then i can rent you anyway my present roomate just leave the flat 1week ago because he got a seminal to attend in the USA. his name is richard willem here is email {[email protected] } you could ask him details about me and the flat and also i believe he could show you the receipt of the rent which i issue to him . as an evident anyway richard will be coming back by July 2011 after is Seminal and he will joint us at the flat he is a nice and neat person. well i will also like someone to give me reference about you .

Before moving there are conditions and rules. I want us to decide about and it just requires your consent and shortly afterwards we can proceed with the contract and for you to book the room / to move the following depending on your disposition is a list of some utilities, facilities and equipment present in the apartment that I might have missed in my previous Respond.

Tastefully furnished, telephone point, linen, wood flooring, TV, air conditioning, carpeting, closet, Jack Cable, private bath system Washer alarm / dryer Balcony / Terrace Cable Internet ready, Dishwasher, Doorman, gym, courtyard, parking space elevator, swimming pool, private entrance There is also a washer and dryer in the apartment laundry needs, adequate parking.

How to rent:
- You must sign a document confirming that the room has been reserved for you. this way that I can confirm you as my potential roommate. - You make your first deposit and monthly payment for me. and after confirmation of your payment, I will issue the receipt of your payment. - You must read the contract agreement that I send to you first as a letter attached before your payment.For the document to be successfully established, I would require the following information. which my lawyer will need today to prepare the contract ready also i will be delighted to reserve the room for you and confirm you as my roommate after you provide these details

(1) Your move in date
{2} Your move out date
{3} Your address where you want the keys to the apartment, the original contract and receipt of payment send to after the confirmation of payment
{4} You must sign the contract and send a copy to me and also bring a copy when you move in as my flatmate.
(5) Your passport digital ID for identification ..
{6} Phone number
{7} Your age
{8} Nationality
{9} Occupation/ what you do for living.
{10} Gender eith male/ female .
{11} Your full name


Location. Address: 2700 Rue Rufus Rockhead Montréal, QC H3J 2Z7, Canada

You can come see the apartment and look around environment.I'm not there yet and would not return for some time ... I am now in London for my studies and would be back in August 2011 requested, my family lawyer will Perpare the document to confirm you as my flatmate and also for you to know that the room has successfully reserve for you . I would like to send you the keys of the apartment and send the mail specification and receipt aswell I shall send you my passport id for identification and for security reason and trust , Hope i can trust so far as i can't see you at the moment but I think you Alway keep your promise to me to be a nice and clean , and respective flatmate. and be honest and also keep the order dish. I hope you understand me very well and everything?. I look forward to read all information for the contract and proceed forward to become your flatmate.

Sincerely,

I was also contacted by the same guy on EasyRoommate as I was looking for a room in Montreal.

apparently this guy's been active from as early as 2009 on rental scams in Singapore.
he uses all of the already mentioned emails, and also

[email protected]

I was able to google this post because he left me an email address of his "roommate" as reference, of who else but, Richard Willem Tibor.

I did tracked his ip address and apparently he is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
He uses the same story, with a slight adjustments (gender/locations/age, etc.)