by Michelle
Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:15 pm
"steve mitchell" < [email protected] >
02/09/2010
To Michelle
cc
Subject THANKS.....
Hello,
Thanks for the interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available for rent and you can move in as soon as possible as you like,here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.
Rent : £100.00 pwk(£400 per month)All bills inclusive...
Minimum Stay : 2 weeks
Maximum Stay : For as long as you may like..
Type of lease : Both short and long term
Security Deposit: £ 600.00 (Refundable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet)
Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm
All bills included: its fully furnished, bath/wc phone.
Fully-equipped kitchen
Vaulted ceilings
Washer/dryer in unit
Central Heating & Double Glazed
Broadband internet connection in each room
Air conditioning
Fireplace/select units
modern English furniture
Car Park
pets allowed
Available for singles or couples.
viewing can be arranged asap..
Get back to me if you are satisfied and your present location.
STEVE....
Thanks so much for the quick response.The flat is situated at the Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6DG...
However, At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i need to ask some few questions from you. Can you take care of my flat as it is? How many months do you intend to rent and pay for? Do you have references? It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, this has brought about great losses to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat.Because that's where i work with Elim Pentecostal Church.
Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are residing in the city, also some do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by there employees.
Henceforth my lawyer and i have decided to carry out a simple test on financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statement. At least 4weeks rent(£400) and security deposit (£600) which is refundable after your first week stay in my flat, would be required from you to transfer through Western Union Money Transfer. You can make the transfer with your name as a sender and your partner,mum,dad, or friend in the UK premises as a receiver..
Once you have done this, Scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will send it to my lawyer to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your friend's custody,after verification, then we can proceed for the viewing and you can as well tell the receiver to pick up the money.I will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.
Kindly reply or call if you have more questions to ask. +447031844671
Regards
STEVE....
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.
