Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:25 am
DANIELLE LINDSEY <[email protected]>


Hello

Thank you for contacting me confirming your interest in my house as my house is Available for rent and ready for move in. I also have available the RENT TO OWN Option, Pets are ALLOWED as long as they are not destructive. I relocated from my Home 2 Months ago when I got a better job out of state.

My house is 512 Jackson Thistle,Hermitage, TN 37076 & Its available for rent at $700/Per Month *Covering a few Utilities* listed as follows: power, water, washer/dryer, sewer and trash.. There is also a REFUNDABLE Security Deposit of $600 set aside for damages/commitment.

Please note that I would not be available to do a one on one showing because I am very busy here with 2 Jobs and I have quite an extended family to take-care of and I also do not want to involve any 3rd party because I want a good Landlord-Tenant relationship I also have other applicants but pending that time you can take a drive by monitoring the surroundings and neighborhood and also look through the windows to see the interiors of the house as it's currently available for move in. I put up my house for sale before I changed my mind to rent it out, that's why I'm handling things this way. Do get back to me if you are willing to get started with the Application/Rental process..

Thanks
DANIELLE LINDSEY


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
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