by Michelle
Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:39 pm
"Jimmy Agger" <[email protected]>
Hello,You will be paying for the 1st month rent and the security deposit
to me
afterwards i will be sending you the following document via DHL to the
address you
provided to me and as soon as the package is been shipped i will forward
to you the
tracking number. Here are the contents of the package.
1)Entrance and
the rooms Keys2)Paper/Permanent house form (Containing your details as
earlier
supplied to me)3)Payment Receipt4)Signed rent form You are going to send
the 1st
month payment of 300 pounds and the security deposit of 150 pounds making
a total of
450 pounds to me in Nigeria, so get back to me asap so that i can send the
payment
details which you will be using to send the payment via western union
money transfer
to you, this is my number +2347027704836 Hope to read from you asap
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.
