by Michelle
Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:32 pm
Carol Thomp <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello
Thanks for your reply and interest in my flat. My flat is available
and I am willing to make a reservation for you.
I have just been transferred to Coventry, I presently live and work in
university hospital, Coventry. However, it is unfortunate that my past
experience of inviting people to come and view or reserve my flat
without any form of confirmation of their seriousness and not keeping
up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me.
I left Edinburgh this morning disappointed, Some tenants do not have
the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the landlord to arrange
a viewing, also some do not meet up with the appointments while some
would come with the aim of re-negotiating.
Nevertheless, you will need to make a reservation deposit but before
that, my Attorney at Law will need some information from you to draft
a contract which you will print and bring along with you on your
arrival date to my flat.
Your full name:
Present address:
Confirmed move in date:
Confirmed move out date:
Contact number:
Kindly get back to me with these information so i can forward it to my
attorney at law for preparation of the tenancy contract which you will
sign if you agree with the obligations.
Kind Regards
Carol
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.
