Rental scammer - [email protected]

Dear All,
I have met a rental scammer in the web-site iCasa.
I am a Trainee (unpaid) in Geneva (CH) and I was looking for a cheap flat. Here life is very expensive.
I sent an e-mail to this person and she replied to me specifying that, once we would have found an agreement, I should had contacted the following Rental Agency: Carr Real Estate Ltd. (based in London at the following address: 35 Ballards Lane London, N3 1XW United Kingdom Company No. 05636077 Telephone: +44 203 286 81 81
http://www.carr-realestate.co.uk

After the payment through Wire Bank Transfer at the following account:
Account holder name: Carr Real Estate
Account holder address: London, N3 1XW, United Kingdom
Bank name: Barclays Bank
Bank address: All U.K. Offices
Bank sort code: 20-47-34
Bank identifier code - BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22
International bank account number - IBAN: GB78BARC20473420164860
Amount to be sent: CHF 1,800.00
Bank Account Noted.(BW)

After the payment they disappeared (with the copy of my documents)
Emilie Grandfils (51 Stamford Street London, NW6 2AB United Kingdom Telephone: +44 703 191 9941)
Andrew T. of the Carr Real Estate Ltd.
If someone needs pics of the flat, I have them

Removed personal information. (BW)

The web site is no longer available and it looks as if the scammer was impersonating a real company that is not connected with the fraud.

I regret to say that this type of fraud is very common in the UK. It shouldn't happen and isn't good for the country or the economy.