Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:11 am
My name is Alex Billman, I am the owner of the apartment located at 75 bank street New York.. The monthly rent is $ 750, security deposit is also $750. Presently, I am in Canada working as the Vice President, Direct Sales at ATB Financial , Canada. I can come down to show you the apartment if I am convinced that you are serious. The initial plan was to sell the apartment. Which we tried, but the Realtor inflated the prize hence taking more time to sell, because of this reason; we need a responsible person that will take very good care of the apartment. Most importantly, a serious and trustworthy person who will be willing to pay the rent without delay.



To move in you must have proof that you can afford a total of two months rent and
Security deposit. As a very busy person I would only take my time to fly down to the US for you to preview the apartment, only if you are capable of giving me reliable proof that you can afford the rent. FURNITURE : Apartment is fully furnished but if you are moving in with your furniture there is a storage room in the unit where you could keep our furniture.
Call me on 347 687 6316 for more update.

THE LEASE IS FLEXIBLE (3 MONTHS) (6MONTHS) (1YEAR) (2YEARS)
Get back to me with the following if you are still interested.
Applicant Name:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children:
Profession:
Number of Pets:
Home/Cell Phone & Work Phone:
Current Landlord Name:
Phone:
Address for Last one Year:
Date of Birth:
Person to Notify in Emergency:
Relationship with this person:
Address of this person:
Phone number:
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Billman.
347 687 6316
This person asks 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 payment to a friend or family member.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union and they will send the keys through a courier company.

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.

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.

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