by Michelle
Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:43 pm
From: nancy wink < [email protected] >
Date: 2010/7/15
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Lovely 1 Double Bedroom Flat in Mayfair, London
To: Michelle
Dear Leonardo,
Thanks for getting back to me. However, it was unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view or reserve my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat because that's where i work with M. Gould (Scunthorpe) Ltd.
Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are in London, also some do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by their employers.
However, you would need to make a reservation deposit but before that, my lawyer would need some information from you to draft an Assured ShortHold Tenancy Agreement which you will print and bring along with you on your arrival date to my flat.
Your full name:
Present address:
Confirmed move in date:
Mobile number:
Kindly get back to me with these information so that i can tell you how to proceed with the reservation deposit.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Nancy Wink
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
