by Michelle
Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:38 am
From: Dilya Kudratova <[email protected]>
Date: 21 July 2010 13:56
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: Town Centre Apartment 2 bedrooms furnished.
To: Michelle
*Hello,
I am sorry for my late reply! My name is Dilya Kudratova and I am from
Russia and the flat is still available for rent. I had an aunt in UK and
after her death she left me her apartment from UK a few years ago.
The flat was redecorated last year and the flat is looking very nice
and clean. The property has a fully furnished kitchen,clean and well tidy
sitting rooms,laundry room,and fully furnished with home utilities like:
electric shower, Lounge,Vacuum Cleaner,Toaster, Owen and microwave, dryer,
iron, washing machine , refrigerator , dishwasher, power shower, heater,
cable ready,TV set and DVD player,Internet connection, equipped kitchen and
everything a house needs. I m interested in finding someone clean who can
take care of this house more then getting money from renting it if you know
what I mean.
*
* Till last month the apartment was rented by some students from
Germany and now they left and the apartment is available again for rent. The
price I want is £490 per month,bills included and I am intrested in a long
term agreement,minimum 6 month!
If you are decided to view the flat and have the money I could come
in the next few days to show you the apartment and maybe sign the tenancy
agreement if you like my flat(I am sure you will love it) but first I have
to be sure you really do need a place to live because two weeks ago a
person from Edinburgh told me he is really interested and he asked me to go
to Edinburgh to meet him and sign the tenancy agreement and when I arrived
there no person showed up to rent my place and I lost time and money for
nothing. Please accept my apologises if I am rude but I hope you will
understand me! *
* I will wait for your e-mail,Dilya Kudratova*
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.
