by Michelle
Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:41 pm
From: Alfredo Perez < [email protected] >
Date: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 1
Subject: Re: $800 / 3br - Single-Family Home For Rent
To: Michelle
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist. The house is still available but presently I'm not around.. I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my wife, we both bought the house when we got married. As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent,after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house.I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $800 and the deposit is $500.you can go ahead and view the house note that you can not see the inside and get back to me here is the House Address:(11660 Northwest 31st Street, Sunrise FL 33323) Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose...
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
FullName_______________________________
Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Cell Phone ( ) ___________________
Date of Birth_____________________________
Current Address________________________
City____________State______ Zip______
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house___________
How many people will be living in the house____________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Move In Date____________________________
How soon can you make the payment_____________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and the document______
Our contact is
Gregory M. Charles And Alfredo Perez
+234-808-898-9656
011-234-808-898-9656
Best Regards.
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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.
