by lauraf
Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:33 pm
Hello,
I just wanted to warn you about a scam I just spotted while searching for a room in Kangoroom.net
Irony of ironies I had just visited this forum a couple of days before (because I like to keep myself informed) and saw a very identical response with a different contact.
I was trying to arrange a viewing with "Stella" and received the following email:
Hi <removed> MW,
There's no problem having your friend viewing the flat, I currently work and live in Manchester so I will need to take a day off from work in order to come down to arrange the viewing with your friend. It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view 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, is either they cannot afford the rent or the security deposit required.
I have consulted my lawyer and we have resolved that any potential tenants should be able to prove in the following way in order to determine who is financially buoyant and that he or she can stick to appointment when scheduled and able to pay his/her rent as at when due.In this case, a bank-statement or guarantee from your organisation wont be accepted as we have had wayward tenants tendering fake documents.
This is what you will need to do in order to secure the room.
PROCEDURE:
1) £1200 (1 month rent and security deposit) is to be transferred to your friend via Western Union at the nearest Western Union outlet/shop close to you.
2) Scan & Send a copy of the Western Union transaction receipt as a proof of the transaction or mail me the transaction details. (The money is safe as it is only your friend that can withdraw since she need a ID card or International passport)
3) If after the viewing she decide to take the flat, we will go to any local Western Union outlet close to the flat for her to pick up the money and pay me to secure the room for you till your arrival and key will also be given to her.
4) Keys will be handed over to her after signing the contracts on your behalf.
You are doing this just to be sure of your seriousness and capability before securing the room for you because I will not want a situation whereby the room will be reserve for you and you will not turn up when you arrive that's why I want you to do the transfer and you will need to email me the scanned copy of the transfer receipt for confirmation before securing the room for you.
I do not want you to have the feeling that I am asking for money BEFORE you see what you are renting because I know that payment is meant to be done AFTER you have seen the flat and okay with it that is why I said you should make the transfer to friend so that she will be the one to receive the money and pay me in person after the viewing.
You don't need to worry about the transfer charges, I will personally refund it back to you,I'm doing this just to make sure everything is perfect before securing the room for you.
Let me know if you are ok with this arrangement so that we can proceed.
Kind regards,
Stella.
I just wanted to warn you about a scam I just spotted while searching for a room in Kangoroom.net
Irony of ironies I had just visited this forum a couple of days before (because I like to keep myself informed) and saw a very identical response with a different contact.
I was trying to arrange a viewing with "Stella" and received the following email:
Hi <removed> MW,
There's no problem having your friend viewing the flat, I currently work and live in Manchester so I will need to take a day off from work in order to come down to arrange the viewing with your friend. It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view 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, is either they cannot afford the rent or the security deposit required.
I have consulted my lawyer and we have resolved that any potential tenants should be able to prove in the following way in order to determine who is financially buoyant and that he or she can stick to appointment when scheduled and able to pay his/her rent as at when due.In this case, a bank-statement or guarantee from your organisation wont be accepted as we have had wayward tenants tendering fake documents.
This is what you will need to do in order to secure the room.
PROCEDURE:
1) £1200 (1 month rent and security deposit) is to be transferred to your friend via Western Union at the nearest Western Union outlet/shop close to you.
2) Scan & Send a copy of the Western Union transaction receipt as a proof of the transaction or mail me the transaction details. (The money is safe as it is only your friend that can withdraw since she need a ID card or International passport)
3) If after the viewing she decide to take the flat, we will go to any local Western Union outlet close to the flat for her to pick up the money and pay me to secure the room for you till your arrival and key will also be given to her.
4) Keys will be handed over to her after signing the contracts on your behalf.
You are doing this just to be sure of your seriousness and capability before securing the room for you because I will not want a situation whereby the room will be reserve for you and you will not turn up when you arrive that's why I want you to do the transfer and you will need to email me the scanned copy of the transfer receipt for confirmation before securing the room for you.
I do not want you to have the feeling that I am asking for money BEFORE you see what you are renting because I know that payment is meant to be done AFTER you have seen the flat and okay with it that is why I said you should make the transfer to friend so that she will be the one to receive the money and pay me in person after the viewing.
You don't need to worry about the transfer charges, I will personally refund it back to you,I'm doing this just to make sure everything is perfect before securing the room for you.
Let me know if you are ok with this arrangement so that we can proceed.
Kind regards,
Stella.
Last edited by lauraf on Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
