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From: David Usal <[email protected]>
Date: May 2015
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: In The Heart Of The City! 2 Level 1150 Sqft Townhouse

Hi again

Since at this moment I'm located in London, United Kingdom obviously we need a safe way to complete this deal. The solution is a worldwide third party company called HomesOverseas (www.homesoverseas.com) ,they will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package. With this procedure you will be able to check the apartment before I receive the payment. Please be aware that is NOT necessary for you to register with HomesOverseas given that I'm a registered user for 4 years and I've made over 7 transactions with them so far. They are really professional and they have great services.

Regarding the process, you will only have to deposit to HomesOverseas the first month of rent from contract and damage deposit a total of 1300CAD so they can proceed with the shipping, and you can receive the rental package (keys and documents). I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain you step by step how this process will work:

1 - To start the process all I need is your full info(full name, mailing address and a cell phone number).
2 - I will go at HomesOverseas to deposit the keys and the contract on your name as the intended receiver.
3 - HomesOverseas will check the package to see if everything is in order and also the legal papers that will come along with the keys and proof of ownership with their Real Estate Professional Department in London. They will also confirm with the building manager that I'm the legal owner of the apartment I'm renting to you.
4 - HomesOverseas will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the keys and the papers in their custody. They will also send you all the payment instructions to complete the rental transaction.
5 - At this point you will have to make a money deposit on the HomesOverseas payments representative for the amount we agreed, the total amount you shall deposit for the first month of rent and damage deposit. The payment needs to be sent within 24 hours after you receive the transaction details or else they will charge me an additional fee.
6 - After you make the deposit you will have to send the payment details to HomesOverseas .
7 - HomesOverseas will verify the transfer and if everything is in order they will start the shipping procedures using UPS or DHL .

8 - After you receive the package, you will go and check the apartment and in 5 days (inspection time) you must contact HomesOverseas to inform them if you keep the apt or not and if everything is in order you will instruct HomesOverseas to send me the information about the money deposit and I will be able to receive the funds. If you don`t like the apartment they will be sending the money back to you and you will send back the keys and contract. HomesOverseas can NOT release the funds without your approval.

You need to know everything about this process before we get this started. I think is right for both of us. If you have any other questions you can reach me any time at: +44 020 7193 5024 (if you are calling from Canada or United States you need to dial 011-44-20-7193 5024) or you can email me and I will respond ASAP.

Let me know if you have the funds available (1300CAD$) so we can move forward and e-mail me your full information I requested.

Thanks

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.

Change of telephone number

From: David Usal <[email protected]>

Hi again,

After I discussed with my wife I agree to rent the apartment to you. I want to use PrimeLocation (www.primelocation.com) to complete the Rental Agreement. They will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the keys plus the official documents. With this procedure you will be able to view my apartment without any commitment to rent it. I will cover all the costs for the transaction and delivery. I'm registered with this company and I will proceed with the rental transaction because I'm the landlord. Delivery of the keys will take maximum 3 business days. To avoid any misunderstanding I will explain you step by step how it works


1- You need to provide me your contact details: full name, mailing address (street, number, city and postal code) and your valid cell phone number.
2- I will go to the PrimeLocation office to start the transaction and I will give them the apartment keys and all the transaction documents.
3- PrimeLocation RealEstate Department checks the apartment documents. They will also confirm with the building management that I'm the legal owner of the apartment I'm renting to you.
4- PrimeLocation will send you the TRANSACTION DETAILS to inform you that they have the keys and the papers in their custody.
5- You need to send the amount of 1300$( for the 1st month rent from the rental contract and damage deposit) to the the PrimeLocation payment representative (lawyer escrow account) given to you in the notification. The payment needs to be sent within 24 hours after you receive the transaction details or else they will charge me an additional fee.
6- As soon as the payment is completed you need to send the payment details to PrimeLocation.
7- PrimeLocation checks your payment and starts the shipping procedures using UPS or DHL Service.
8- You will receive the package and you will have 5 business days (inspection time) to check the place. The inspection time will start from the moment you will be at the building.
9- If you decide to keep the apartment you just need to sign the lease agreement and PrimeLocation will release the funds to me. If you don`t want to keep the apartment you will receive a full payment refund including any payment fee paid for it.

Please note that PrimeLocation can NOT release the funds to me without your approval. You will have a full payment control.

Using PrimeLocation involves three parties: me as owner, you as a potential tenant and PrimeLocation as a responsible third party authorized to handle this transaction. PrimeLocation works the same way as the escrow account on which you place the deposit when you rent an apartment, except that instead of a bank, we use PrimeLocation.

If you have any other questions you can reach me any time at: 44 020 3290 3159 (if you are calling from Canada you need to dial 011-44-20-3290-3159) or you can email me and I will respond ASAP.
I also need to be sure that everything is clear for you because as I stated before I will pay for the transaction fees and delivery.


Let me know if you have the funds available (1300CAD$) so we can move forward and e-mail me your full information I requested.

Thanks