[email protected]

I have been scammed by the same person, "Dr David Wilson". This is about an apartment in Stockholm, Sweden and i found this page too late and have already paid him 7000 SEK through his fake company trulia.
I have reported it to the police in hope that they will find him as soon as possible.
This time he used this mail address: [email protected]

He even send me a scanned picture of his driver licence in the contract "Trulia" send me.
Hope that you all will help me found him.

Welcome to ScamWarners. I am sorry to hear you were scammed in this way. Sadly catching scammers is very difficult to do. They hide behind email addresses they throw away in an instant. They often have dozens of email accounts. They collect the money using a money transfer service which really keeps no records of who sends or picks up the money.

Unfortunately, your money is probably gone. Even if the police did find him and could extradite him, he would have no money to be returned to you. Scammers are wasteful of the funds they take from victims. Do work with the police if they follow up on the case.

Thank you for reporting the scam.

Hi,
he tried the same story with me in Gothenburg on www.blocket.se. Emails are
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Be aware!

same doctor stuff this time for Brussels. !!!Be carefull !!! for the e-mail : [email protected] and the name Daniel Mallinson

we were contacting him 3-4 times.This is the last one:

I have deposited the apartment keys to Trulia office. This is the tracking number of our transaction: FZ89SP8NHV61

Please reply me to know if you have been contacted by Trulia.

I call you before you visit the flat to give you some details about location.
I've put into the envelope the flat keys and 2 copy's of the contract.
About the contract, I've let blank the rent period field for you can fill it. Also if you agree to rent the apartment you have to sign the contract and send to me one copy through email or Fax, but I think is more easy to send it through email.
I have an British bank account, so the rest of rent payments you can send it there.
Also I trust you to be a honest person. I know that is not a good quality of mine to trust an unknown person, but I've got my safety measures with Trulia and I'm sure that you will complete this deal and rent my apt.


They told me that maybe you will get the confirmations from they in your Spam email folder. Please check it.

Best Regards,


also I'm sure that the site and Trulia are NOT real (I mean his fake trulia http://trulia-realest.com) the website looks fake in general.In the LIVECHAT all the "operators" are using same photo.

think about it

Greets

He strikes in Brussels again.

This time with the name Daniel Mallinson
[email protected]

He uses exactly the same story as before.

The same Dr David Samuel Wilson was renting a beautiful apartment in the centre of Helsinki for 600 euros a month. He used the same Trulia company info in his emails.

Hello ,

Thank you for your reply but the thing is that I'm in United Kingdom
already. Like I have inform you before, the price you must pay on the first
month of rent will be 600 eur + 600 eur security deposit ( 1200 eur ), with
no extra fees . I must have one month rent + security deposit from you. The
money, I want to receive 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. So 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 2 days, if you move fast as well
. The solution is provided by a rental company called Trulia which is
similar to FedEx or UPS , Escrow ... etc, which will handle both payment and
delivery of the keys. I have found a procedure that will allow you 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. To start this
transaction, I need your full name, address and telephone number. I will
also need to know the rental period and the day you want to move in so I can
put it in the contract. I will pay for the services of the agency, so there
will be no costs for you. Also, in case you have another apartment right
now, and you cannot move out immediately, we can make the deal as I
explained it now, and consider it only an inspection and reservation. I look
forward to hear from you soon .

Thanks

His email address was [email protected]

Be careful! Luckily I found this site and never sent the money to Trulia:-)

Welcome to ScamWarners. It is great you didn't fall for this scam. Please note that Trulia is a legitimate company in the United States. It is a service which lists property for sale for Real Estate agents. It does not handle transactions though. Scammers use the name to try to appear legitimate.

This guy has shown up this week in Ireland.
He was using the name Rudolf Louis Gijsemans, and was advertising a property
"The Argyle" penthouse, Custom House Harbour, Baldoyle, Dublin 13.
This address is fictious, though it is composed of partly correct information.
There is for example an (legit) Argyle Apartment @ Custom House Harbour, IFSC, Dublin 1.
He sent me the identical letter, offering a fabulous deal for 850 + 850 euros, but thanks to all your earlier posts I managed to avoid handing over any cash. Expecting a contract!! tomorrow.
Will keep you posted.
Regards all........

he was posing as a neuro oncologist, using the email address [email protected]
I traced his IP to Redmond Washington

Welcome to ScamWarners Phoenix_Irl and thank you for posting this scam for others to find. Sadly, scammers are on every site imaginable This post will help others.

Hi everybody,

Thank you for your help I was about to be fooled by a very appealing offer!
I did a lot of research and I started to get suspicious when I find out that the agency taking care of the transaction was "http://trulia-real-estate.com/indexff5d.html?id=0" using the same logo and name as the internationally known "trulia.com" but having no link with that. Then I tried to look for this presumed " Philip Whalley, reasearcher in pharmacology" with no results. I tried as well to ask him for a phone number but he just didn't answer. The confirmation of my thesis was finally here.

Here's what he wrote to me:

Hi,

My name is Philip Whalley and I received an email of interest in my apartment located in ...s, with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen and 1 living room. I purchased this nice apartment during a business trip to Belgium with the intention of renovating it to a luxury state, then reselling it, but due to the market blockage and the international crisis, it is impossible for me to sell it right now, so I've decided to rent it. I am the only owner of the apartment, it is paid in full and it has no legal problems.
I wish to rent my apartment to some nice and responsible people and in order to do that I have to know a some details about you, like how many persons are you planning to live in the apartment, for how long, if you have a steady income, etc. You should also know that I appreciate sincerity very much.
In addition to everything else here is a little something about the apartment and myself so we can get to know each other.
The apartment is the one in the pictures from the advertisment. I have the option of sending all my furniture into storage if you want to bring your own (no extra costs)
The rent for 1 month is 500 euro for the entire apartment including: furniture, Internet, cable tv, etc. You can rent the flat for any period of time (open end contract) but not less than 5 months.
About myself, I am 37 years and I am a researcher in pharmaceutical products, currently living in London, my home town .
You can move in the apartment in the same day when you receive the keys. The only issue is that I am already in United Kingdom but I hope that together we are going to find a solution.

I appreciate your interest in my property and I am looking forward to a future collaboration and friendship.

Best regards,

Philip

So careful! I found very useful this guide provided by the REAL Trulia on how to recognise scams :
http://www.trulia.com/blog/discovertrul ... hing_scams

I wanted to ask if any of you knows if: the web-site has something to do with the fraud?
Now he still doesn't know that I discovered the fraud, can I do something to track him down or sue him?

I hope this will be useful, these new scams are very well organized, that's why we have to share experinces and opinions!

The website http://www.trulia-real-estate.com is in the process of being reported for fraud.

I have been speaking to a Diana Lunter who seemed very keen to put the transaction through speedily for a house. She said she was a Neuro doctor in Manchester, who had brought a house for her son in London whilst he was studying. The house was very cheap and in a nice area. Definitely seemed too good to be true. I found the house on Gumtree. I was aprehensive as to how she was going to show me the flat when she was up north. This is when Trulia came in. She said I would have to give her my address, name and contact number and she would organise Trulia to send me the keys and contract. She mentioned 'wiring' money into her account monthly for rent. This is when i got worried. I googled her and googled Trulia. neither came up on any searches. When i recieved the contract from TRULIA IMB spamwarners came up. Justin Busby had signed the contract. They were also asking for the deposit and rent in Euros. They even gave a tracking number for the keys. Luckily I handed over no money, and send the link to this website to 'Diana Kunter' saying I was no longer intereste in the property. Obviously I got no reply, and the ad misteriously disapeared from Gumtree. I really hope no one else gets lulled in by these dishonest people.

Thanks for the warning.
Dealing with a man claiming to be a doctor from Manchester who bought a flat for his son called Peter Rulan.

[email protected]
Warsaw, Poland
"Hi there,

Thanks for your interest . I bought this lovely apartment 4 years ago, when i lived there with my job (I am a construction engineer ), but my company has finished its projects and now I'm back in my own country, United Kingdom and I live in Bristol. I have renovated and bought new furniture, all equipment is new and I had thought to sell it, but on the grounds of market blockage and the international crisis, it is impossible for me to sell it right now, so I have decided to rent it. Before we go further, I would like to know a little about you, such as how many persons you intend to have staying in the apartment and for how long also if you can send me a picture it will be nice . I will be glad to rent it to anyone who likes to keep it clean and tidy. I can rent out the flat for unlimited time ( 1 to 10 years maybe more ) . I can also rent it for short periods (2-3 months minimum). The rent for 1 month is zl 1200 including all utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, cable , internet . You may use my furniture, or you can use your own , it's the same thing for me . I have the option of sending all my furniture to storage, if you want to bring your own (no extra cost). You can move in to the apartment on the same day that you receive the keys. The only problem is that I am the only person who has the keys, but i have a solution fro that if you are still interested . Thank you for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards"

"Hi again ,

Thanks for your reply, but the problem is that I am already in United Kingdom. As I informed you, the price you will have to pay the first month rent of Zl 1200 + Zl 1200 deposit ( Zl 2400 ), with no additional fees . I need from you one month rent plus deposit. I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. I trust that there is no problem for you to send money to my bank account . The apartment is ready , you just need to receive the keys and the contract to check it, and see if you can accept it. Of course we will need some way to go through this agreement, to allow us ensure that we get what we are expecting. For in it, I have discovered how we could finish the deal securely and quickly, and in this way, you will receive the keys in less than 2 days, if you move quickly as well. A rental third party service called Trulia IMB, which corresponds to FedEx or UPS Escrow .. etc , offers this solution and will handle both payment and delivery of the keys.In this way, you may see it and decide if you want to live in the apartment or not, before I receive any payment. To start this transaction, I need your full name, address, city, postcode and country . I will also have to know the rental period and the day you want to move in, so I can put it in the contract. I will pay for the services performed by the agency, so there will not be any additional cost to you. In addition, if you have another apartment right now, and you cannot move out immediately, we can come to an agreement as I have explained here, and consider it only an inspection and reservation.I will wait your quick response, because there are other people waiting for my answer too, so i need to know if I can count on a deal with you .


Thank you"

Cheers mates! Hope it will help someone!

Looking for accommodation in Oslo (Norway)
I got the same emails:

Hi there,

Thanks for your interest . I bought this lovely apartment 4 years ago, when i lived there with my job (I am a construction engineer ), but my company has finished its projects and now I'm back in my own country, United Kingdom and I live in Bristol. I have renovated and bought new furniture, all equipment is new and I had thought to sell it, but on the grounds of market blockage and the international crisis, it is impossible for me to sell it right now, so I have decided to rent it. Before we go further, I would like to know a little about you, such as how many persons you intend to have staying in the apartment and for how long also if you can send me a picture it will be nice . I will be glad to rent it to anyone who likes to keep it clean and tidy. I can rent out the flat for unlimited time ( 1 to 10 years maybe more ) . I can also rent it for short periods (2-3 months minimum). The rent for 1 month is 6250 NOK including all utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, cable , internet . You may use my furniture, or you can use your own , it's the same thing for me . I have the option of sending all my furniture to storage, if you want to bring your own (no extra cost). You can move in to the apartment on the same day that you receive the keys. The only problem is that I am the only person who has the keys, but i have a solution fro that if you are still interested . Thank you for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards

sure I answered him.

Hi again ,

Thanks for your reply, but the problem is that I am already in United
Kingdom. As I informed you, the price you will have to pay the first month
rent of 6250 + 6250 NOK deposit ( 12.500 NOK ), with no additional fees . I
need from you one month rent plus deposit. I want to receive the money
monthly in my bank account. I trust that there is no problem for you to send
money to my bank account . The apartment is ready , you just need to receive
the keys and the contract to check it, and see if you can accept it. Of
course we will need some way to go through this agreement, to allow us
ensure that we get what we are expecting. For in it, I have discovered how
we could finish the deal securely and quickly, and in this way, you will
receive the keys in less than 2 days, if you move quickly as well. A rental
third party service called Trulia IMB, which corresponds to FedEx or UPS
Escrow .. etc , offers this solution and will handle both payment and
delivery of the keys.In this way, you may see it and decide if you want to
live in the apartment or not, before I receive any payment. To start this
transaction, I need your full name, address, city, postcode and country . I
will also have to know the rental period and the day you want to move in, so
I can put it in the contract. I will pay for the services performed by the
agency, so there will not be any additional cost to you. In addition, if you
have another apartment right now, and you cannot move out immediately, we
can come to an agreement as I have explained here, and consider it only an
inspection and reservation.I will wait your quick response, because there
are other people waiting for my answer too, so i need to know if I can count
on a deal with you .

Thanks

Smart bastard...