Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: James Davis <[email protected]>

Subject: $875 / 2br - 898ft2 - BAY & COLLEGE ,Best Location, Subway station ,Park view. (Bay Street, Toronto, ON)
To:Michelle Banks


I appreciate your interest in seeing our apartment.


I attached a few pictures, so you can have a better idea of what it
looks like.. Check out the photos below and take a close look for
yourself!


The apartment looks exactly like in the pictures, is fully
furnished, finished with all the high grade finishings, sunny and very
spacious.. when you'll come into this apartment, you're welcomed by
tons of natural light, an open living area and chef's kitchen, with
all facilities/utilities; (Dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, oven,
juice machine, iron, toaster, coffee maker, microwave, vacuum cleaner,
central air, Stainless Steel appliances). I have the option of sending
all the furniture into storage room, if you have your furniture,
because I'll contact a removals company, no extra costs!


You can rent this apartment for short term or long term, can be
month to month, minimum stay 3 month. The rent is $875/month,
all-inclusive; (Gas, water, cable, telephone, electricity,
wireless/Internet, 2 parking spaces, in-suite washer/dryer and 1
storage unit to store extra stuff). The price will not increase
monthly, it will remain the same for the whole period that the
contract will be signed for.


I really need to take care of this matter before next weekend, so
it is available and offers you the opportunity to be the first to
enjoy it!
Don't hesitate on this awesome opportunity!
This apartment would be perfect for someone responsible and dedicated,
that can take care of it, as if it were his home, so if you have pets,
there's no issue, as long as you'll make clean up after them!


My name is James Davis, I'm the owner and for more information, feel
free to contact me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible, with
the complete application form.


Thank you for your time and consideration.

James & family

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.

James Davis <[email protected]>

Nice to meet you!

Now I'm going to give you a bit of information about myself and my family, I want to give you some insight into who I am... As I said before, I'm not looking to make a profit with the apartment and this work to your advantage, making payments extremely easy from month to month. I'm a caring person who believes in taking good care of things!


I graduate Queen Mary, the University of London and here I met my beautiful wife. My wife is a doctor an OB/GYN, her name is Amelie, together we have two little beautiful daughters. I am currently 39 years old, married, doctor-cardiologist, I'm a mature individual, work hard for my family, very sincere, respectable and I love to meet new people.
It had been my father’s dream to become a doctor, during my dad’s second year in college, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and, as many young Canadians did, my dad enlisted in the Army to do his patriotic duty. He was in the 29th Infantry Division which came ashore at Normandy Beach. My dad was decorated for his service to his country. He was my hero and my best friend. My father deserve all my thanks and gratitude for bestowing in me ethics which uphold a strong sense of service to others, duty to country and a love of God and family.


I inherited the apartment from my father when he past away, after that it has been totally updated and renovated, it looks exactly like in the pictures, ready for immediate move in! I'm originally from Canada, we thought about moving there, we tried several times to transfer our jobs, but unfortunately the things didn't work the way we've expected. I like it there, but our life is here now, in London, UK, so we decided to rent it and keep this beautiful apartment for our daughters, when they will grow up.


This is the second time I tried to rent the apartment, I had a deal with somebody before who said he will rent it if I come there.. So I got a plane ticket, and guess what!? When I arrived there, he didn't show up and after 2 days he give me a call and said that he is sorry but he can't rent it anymore, because he has no money.
It was unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my apartment 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.
So don't get me wrong and don't take it personally, but now I don't want to buy another plane ticket to come and fall for it once more... maybe you won't show up. I'm sick of tire-kickers, people who are just looking around and not serious about renting, so please, don't waste my time... No offence!


You're a great person, with a beautiful profile, you're the best to live in this comfortable apartment, of which I'm sure that you'll enjoy every day of it.

I have a good solution to complete this rental very fast for both of us and you will have the keys in hands, in less than 48 hours.

I'm looking forward to hearing back soon!


Here is a pic of us!

James & Amelie