REntal Scammer - [email protected]

From: Bernard Gunston
Sent: ‎
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Immoweb - Reactie op zoekertje Te huur

Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in: Slachthuislaan 16, 3000 Leuven. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 bathroom and 1 kitchen. I bought this apartment for my daughter during her studies in Belgium, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time.
My intention is to rent the apartment to nice, clean people and in order to do that I would like to know a little something about you, like how many persons do you intend to live in my apartment, do you have a steady income ,etc. I must inform you from the begin, if you don't have a instead income i can't rent you the apartment. The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated.Also, the utilities Tv/electricity/bin charges are included in the price of 450 euro /month. Security deposit is 1000 euro , and you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment (you will have to give me at least 30 days notice). 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 Belgium, 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 Bernard Gunston and I'm a 53 years old graphic designer from London /United Kingdom, planning to retire in the next 2 years.
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).

PS: This is how it`s look the apartment.
http://postimg.org/gallery/1sf65go2u/

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

All the best from United Kingdom!

Bernard Gunston
Cissbury Rd
London N15 5QA
United Kingdom

May 2015 at , Bernard Gunston <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,

Thanks for your reply. If you are still interested I agree to rent it to you. I promise you that you will love the place. The thing is that I’m in United Kingdom already. As I informed you, the price you will have to pay on the first month rent will be 450 euro + 1000 euros "security deposit" total (1450 euro), with no additional taxes. 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 for you, 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. An rental company from United Kingdom called ImmoPlace offers this solution and will handle both payment and delivery of the keys. I have found a procedure that will allow you to receive keys to it, and in this way, you may see it and decide if you want to live in the apartment or not.

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.

Regards,

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.