Rental Scammer - [email protected]

On 23 Aug 2015, at 8:12 pm, Christopher Leeson <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello,

The apartment is still available.
As you can see from the pictures is in excellent condition, very clean and very well kept. Is the first time I'm renting this apartment and I'm trying to find a responsible tenant to take good care of the place. You can use my furniture if you want and everything from the apartment otherwise you can deposit it in the storage unit that is near the building not far away. Of course I will cover the costs for movers.

Note that the apartment is a private property, already paid in full and NO mortgage on it.
I bought this apartment for my older son during his studies practice in Singapore, but now he’s back in England permanently and this is why i decided to rent it.
The surrounding area is great. Schools and groceries near-by. I'm sure you will have everything that you need there because is one of the most important areas in the city. Pets are allowed in the building.

Now about me: I'm a structural engineer from London United Kingdom , I'm 45 years old, married, with 2 children. I worked hard to have a good career and I really respect hard earned money. My name is Christopher Leeson.
Unfortunately, my job doesn’t allow me to do any travel for the next few months, so I will not be able to come and meet you personally for a while.
However, I hope this issues won’t affect the rental at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from London (on my expense of course).

I hope the email wasn’t too long, I just like to be as thorough as possible.

Best regards,

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:10 AM, Christopher Leeson <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello ,

After analyzing all the applications together with my wife, we decided that you would be suitable to rent our apartment. You seem to be a reliable person and i will be glad to have you in my apartment.You must choose the time of the contract . I need to tell me how much time you want to stay for the beginning.

I will explain to you step by step how this will work:
1 - To start the viewing process all I need is your full info(full name, address) .
2 - I will go to the UPS Global Property office to drop off the keys and documents of the house, along with the rental contract.
3 - UPS Global Property will check the documents to make sure I'm the actual owner of the flat, then, they will send you the invoice agreement where you will find all the details about our mutual agreement (via e-mail).
4 - After the rental company will send you the invoice, you’ll have to transfer the payment for the first month and the security month to UPS Global Property, according to the instructions from the invoice. This will be a guarantee that our agreement is mutual and legal. The deposit will be just a formality, and it will not commit you to rent my apartment.

The payment will remain in the custody of UPS Global Property until you will check the apartment and move in .After you will pay the deposit, and send them the details, UPS Global Property will send an agent to your registered address in the next 24-48 hours and will deliver you the keys personally . Also the UPS Global Property agent who will make the delivery will help to inspect my apartment and sign the official documents .
You can also decide which date and time will fit your schedule best for the inspection.

5 – If you will be satisfied about my apartment, you will sign the contract and you will be able to move in when you desire . However, if you are not pleased with the apartment for any reason, the UPS Global Property agent will give you the payment back on the spot, and I will get my keys and documents back.I want to inform you that UPS Global Property will hold your payment until you will confirm that you like my apartment and you want to rent it.

I will pay for the services of the agency, so there will be no extra costs for you.
If you want to begin, please give me the details which I requested above, so I can make the arrangements.

Thank you,

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.