Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Hannah Schaaf <[email protected]>
Date: 2015-08-13 10:49 GMT+03:00
Subject: Telling you more about me and my flat, Tell me more about you
To: Michelle Banks


Hi Michelle


Thanks for your mail, I can reserve the room for you until the day of your move in but only if you show me how serious you need the room. I have other offer who is also interested in the room but I think we will be a perfect match (flatmate) and I would love to give the room to you. My apartment is a Two bedroom apartment located on
Sumatrastraat 114, 1094 Amsterdam, The Netherlands to be precise and I am looking for a tenant for one of the rooms in the apartment. The apartment belongs to my Mother although she got it from my father after the demise of my Father last year.

The apartment is fully furnished and also the rooms am renting out so you might not need to come with any other furniture but if you intend coming with any stuff, let me know alright?... The apartment has a heating system, water, parking space, security, Electricity, Gas, Phone, Internet Connectivity (Broadband), You would have free and unlimited access to the kitchen, the store room, the guest room, and all areas and part of the house except my room of, You are also entitled to your own visitors.

The two rooms has the same amenities and are of the same size. The rent for the apartment and also the cost of the utility bills is 350€ per month. Once again, this includes the cost of the utilities as earlier mentioned. The apartment is centrally located and is just some minutes walk to the nearest bus station and also you would have easy and fast access to other locations.

You would also be required to pay a security deposit as is the custom, the security deposit would be refunded to you at the end of your stay in the apartment if nothing is destroyed by you during your stay in the apartment. The deposit is 350€. About Me: My Name is Hannah van der Schaaf, I am a 24 year old Female. I am the only child of my parents and I live alone in this apartment. This apartment used to be my family apartment till when my Dad moved us all to UK where he eventually passed away but I alone stay here in the apartment and have being renting it out for sometime now. My last flatmate left for USA last week hence my search for new flatmates.

I am calm and laid-back person and my hobbies are reading, swimming and also at times on Fridays/weekend, I attend social events but I have not being having the opportunity dues to my work to hang out with my friends. I am a travel nurse and when I am free I go to the pool to relax my mind and also unwind. I also visit the gym to keep fit at times..

Let me also know more about you because I believe it is essential that we get to know each other before we become flatmates. I shall be glad to send you pictures and also the contract so that we can conclude and be good flatmates.

I await to read your response.

Regards,
Hannah

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.

Hi,
thank you for your post: it saved me a lot of pain. I was contacted from this person, with a similar email, changed in the structure but same framing, sentence and story. I was contacted through easykamer. Too good to be true, it rings a bell!

find below the second scam email:

from: Hannah Van Der Schaaf <[email protected]>
to: me
date: Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 9:04 AM
subject: Telling you more about me and my flat, Tell me more about you

Hi,

Thanks for your mail, My Name is Hannah Van Der Schaaf I am a 21 year old Female. I am the only child of my parents and I live alone in this apartment.This apartment used to be my family apartment till when my Dad moved us where he eventually passed away but I alone stay here in the apartment and have being renting it out for sometime now. My last flatmate left for USA last week hence my search for new flatmates. I am calm and laid-back person and my hobbies are reading, swimming and also at times on Fridays/weekend, I attend social events but I have not being having the opportunity dues to my work to hang out with my friends. I am a travel nurse and when I am free I go to the pool to relax my mind and also unwind. I also visit the gym to keep fit at times..

I can reserve the room for you until the day of your move in but only if you show me how serious you need the room. I have other offer who is also interested in the room but I think we will be a perfect match (flatmate) and I would love to give the room to you. My apartment is a Two bedroom apartment located on Jan van Loonshof 10 3031 PJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands to be precise and I am looking for tenants for one of the rooms in the apartment and you will be having your private toilet and bathroom in your bedroom while the kitchen, living and dinning is the one we going to be sharing together and long/short term is allowed. The apartment belongs to my Mother although she got it from my father after the demise of my Father last year.

The apartment is fully furnished and also the rooms am renting out so you might not need to come with any other furniture but if you intend coming with any stuff, let me know alright?... The apartment has a heating system, water, parking space, security, Electricity, Gas, Phone, Internet Connectivity (Broadband), You would have free and unlimited access to the kitchen, the store room, the guest room, and all areas and part of the house except my room of-course... You are also entitled to your own visitors.

The two rooms has the same amenities and are of the same size. The rent for the apartment and also the cost of the utility bills is 300€ per month. Once again, this includes the cost of the utilities as earlier mentioned. The apartment is centrally located and is just some minutes walk to the nearest bus station and also you would have easy and fast access to other locations.

You would also be required to pay a security deposit as is the custom, the security deposit would be refunded to you at the end of your stay in the apartment if nothing is destroyed by you during your stay in the apartment. The deposit is 300€. Let me also know more about you because I believe it is essential that we get to know each other before we become flatmates. I shall be glad to send you pictures and also the contract so that we can conclude and be good flatmates.

I await to read your response.

Regards,
Hannah

PS : Once we finalize with everything you can go ahead use for register

[AlanJones]

Please can you post the new email address and the email that you were sent, it will help other victims avoid being scammed.

For the bots.

Hi,
thank you for your post: it saved me a lot of pain. I was contacted from this person, with a similar email, changed in the structure but same framing, sentence and story. I was contacted through easykamer. Too good to be true, it rings a bell!

find below the second scam email:

from: Hannah Van Der Schaaf <[email protected]>
to: me
date: Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 9:04 AM
subject: Telling you more about me and my flat, Tell me more about you

Hi,

Thanks for your mail, My Name is Hannah Van Der Schaaf I am a 21 year old Female. I am the only child of my parents and I live alone in this apartment.This apartment used to be my family apartment till when my Dad moved us where he eventually passed away but I alone stay here in the apartment and have being renting it out for sometime now. My last flatmate left for USA last week hence my search for new flatmates. I am calm and laid-back person and my hobbies are reading, swimming and also at times on Fridays/weekend, I attend social events but I have not being having the opportunity dues to my work to hang out with my friends. I am a travel nurse and when I am free I go to the pool to relax my mind and also unwind. I also visit the gym to keep fit at times..

I can reserve the room for you until the day of your move in but only if you show me how serious you need the room. I have other offer who is also interested in the room but I think we will be a perfect match (flatmate) and I would love to give the room to you. My apartment is a Two bedroom apartment located on Jan van Loonshof 10 3031 PJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands to be precise and I am looking for tenants for one of the rooms in the apartment and you will be having your private toilet and bathroom in your bedroom while the kitchen, living and dinning is the one we going to be sharing together and long/short term is allowed. The apartment belongs to my Mother although she got it from my father after the demise of my Father last year.

The apartment is fully furnished and also the rooms am renting out so you might not need to come with any other furniture but if you intend coming with any stuff, let me know alright?... The apartment has a heating system, water, parking space, security, Electricity, Gas, Phone, Internet Connectivity (Broadband), You would have free and unlimited access to the kitchen, the store room, the guest room, and all areas and part of the house except my room of-course... You are also entitled to your own visitors.

The two rooms has the same amenities and are of the same size. The rent for the apartment and also the cost of the utility bills is 300€ per month. Once again, this includes the cost of the utilities as earlier mentioned. The apartment is centrally located and is just some minutes walk to the nearest bus station and also you would have easy and fast access to other locations.

You would also be required to pay a security deposit as is the custom, the security deposit would be refunded to you at the end of your stay in the apartment if nothing is destroyed by you during your stay in the apartment. The deposit is 300€. Let me also know more about you because I believe it is essential that we get to know each other before we become flatmates. I shall be glad to send you pictures and also the contract so that we can conclude and be good flatmates.

I await to read your response.

Regards,
Hannah

PS : Once we finalize with everything you can go ahead use for register