attempted scam!

hi folks just thought i'd post this up as i thought it was funny! there was a house for rent in galway ( ireland ) which seemed too good to be true, i was right to be suspicious, these are his emails, enjoy!

FIRST EMAIL TO HIM:
Hello,
I am interested in the property you have for rent at 6 Caiseal Eala, Galway City Centre, Co. Galway, i am a an apprentice mechanic and i have two years to complete which i will do so starting Febuary 2014,because the course i am doing is a fas course i am currently on the social welfare which is a guarentee that rent will always be paid in time and in full, if willing to accept me as a tenant providing your willing to take rent assistance i will pay 500 per month, i do not drink and i have no pets and detest loud thumping music, my contact number is 085XXXXXXX if satisfied i would like to arrange for a viewing,
yours sincerely,
chris morrison

FIRST EMAIL RECIEVED FROM HIM:
Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in : 6 Caiseal Eala, Spanish Parade, Galway. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 bathroom and 1 kitchen. I bought this apartment for my daughter during her studies in Ireland, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time.
Before we go any further I would like to know a little something about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the apartment, and for how long.
The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 500EURO/month. As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to leave the apartment. My daughter is building her life here, and i am too old to move to Ireland, so we won't disturb you.
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated cellar, where you can store my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Nicholas Shaffer and I'm a 58 years old graphic designer from London /United Kingdom, planning to retire in the next 2 years.
I have a lovely wife,Sarah and a 25 year old daughter, Maria. I am very proud to say that soon I'm going to be a grandfather . Another member of our family is a 8 year old Labrador which we all love, so, I have no problem if you will keep pets.
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave London even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from London (on my expense of course).
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
All the best from United Kingdom!
Nicholas Shaffer
44 Edgware Road
London
W2 1ED
United Kingdom

MY REPLY EMAIL:
Hi nicholas,

Hi nicholas, yes i would be very interested in your property for rent, i have two young children aged 2 and 4 who are currently living with their mother, they stay with me 3-4 times a week and the previous property i was in was too small so i decided i needed to move, i will take the apartment on a 6 month lease and after the 6 month period if your satisfied we can renew the lease to a year or two, when would i be able to view the property most days are convienient for me,
sincerely,
chris morrison,

THIS HIS FRIENDLY TONE CHANGED AND HE GOT MORE URGENT WITH THIS
:
Hi,

Thank you for your reply but the matter is that I'm in London already. Like I have inform you before, the price you shall pay for one month of rent will be 500EURO, with no extra taxes to pay. The money, I want to revive it monthly to my bank account, so I hope it will be no problem for you to wire the money to my bank account. The apartment is ready for you, you will need only to receive the keys and the contract to check it, and see if you like it.
Obviously we need a way to complete this deal, that will allow us to make sure we receive what we are after. In order of that I have found a way for us to complete the deal safely and fast, and in this way you will receive the Keys in less than 3 days, if you move fast as well. The solution is provided by a company called TNT which is similar to FedEx, DHL or UPS, which will handle both payment and delivery of the Keys.
I have found a procedure that will allow you to pay for the rent of the apt only after you will receive the keys of it and through this way you will see it and decide if you will stay in the apt or not before I receive my payment.Please click on the link bellow to the TNT website to see how we can complete the deal safely and fast directly from the website of the company where the procedure is explained: http://www.tnt.com/express/en_gb/site/h ... ivery.html
Let me know if you are interested please because I really need to take care of this matter by the end of this week or the beginning of the next one.

IN THE END I GOT ANNOYED AND I SENT HIM THIS:
howaya now ''nicholas shaffer'' do you think irish people are dense or something? i knew the first message you sent that you were trying to scam me, i only wish i could of met you in person so i could of givin you a face full of fist you degenerate leech on the world! ya know if ya type in

44 Edgware Road
London
W2 1ED
United Kingdom
that ya get this page viewtopic.php?f=39&t=59022

also i live in galway and know the area very well so i decided to google ''6 Caiseal Eala, Spanish Parade, Galway'' and to my surprise a flat came up not matching any of your photos and it had be recently sold! no such luck this time so to answer your question no i would not like to rent your ''property'' and lose 1000 euro.
go fuck yourself,
chris morrison.

ps: if your offended ny what i have said PLEASE come and find me i would love to meet you!


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