Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:37 pm


On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Elizerbeth Harry < [email protected] > wrote:
Hello Michelle,

Thanks for your Interest In my flat. My flat is located at Collingham Road Earls Court, London SW5 0NUR and the nearest tube station is about 10 minutes walk. I will also want to inform you that my flat is still available. I'm sorry for late response to your mail. i have attached the picture's of the rooms via speedyshare for your easy download.The bedroom, sitting room,bathroom and toilet and also the kitchen

Here are the flat pictures

Bedroom: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021372/Bedroom.jpg
Sitting Room: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021373/sittingroom....jpg
Sitting Room: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021374/sittingroom...jpg
Bathroom and Toilet: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021375/bath.jpg
Bathroom: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021376/bathroom....jpg
Kichen: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24021377/kichen....jpg

So pls. i will want you to look at it and get back to me and let me know when you will like to come for the viewing so i can inform my lawyer to get prepared. My flat is available for both long term and short term rent. So how long do you intend to stay in my flat?.

Term: Rental
Rent pcm: £400
Rent pw: £100
Deposit: £600
Beds:1
Baths: 1
Floor Level: Ground
Council Tax: RBK&C
Home Features
Air conditioning
Alarm
Car Parking Space
Cable/Satellite
CCTV
Central Heating
Dishwasher
Washing Machine
Drying machine
Microwave
Patio/Deck
Air conditioning, Closet, Private entrance
Internet facilities
and a parking space for just two cars..

PREFERRED FLATMATE DESCRIPTION:
Gender: Doesn't Matter Orientation: Doesn't Matter
Smoker: Doesn't Matter Occupation: Doesn't Matter
Age Range: from 16 to 99 yrs. old Couple: Doesn't Matter
Room and flat description
Dwelling type: Flat Floor #:
No# of bedrooms: 1 # of BR available: 1
No# of bathrooms: 1 Parking: Yes
Pet: Not Disclosed Flat Sq ft.: 0 Sq. Ft.

Feel free to contact me should you have any questions. I will be glad to show you my certificate of landlady membership so you can as well know that am the private owner of the flat.

Regards
Mr & Mrs Elizerbeth Harry


From: Elizerbeth Harry <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 3:19 AM
Subject: VIEWING ARRANGEMENT
To: Michelle


Hello Michelle,

How are you? PLEASE KINDLY TAKE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS
PROCEDURE BEFORE GETTING BACK TO ME. All the bills are included in the
rent, Am so delighted to read back from you this show's that you are
such a serious person and i will like to have someone like you as my
tenant. though my lawyer has a lot of candidate who are willing to
secure my flat but am a kind or lady who deal in first come first
serve because you are the first person who contacted me via E-mail. My
flat is not a flatshare so you are all entitled to the flat and will
not be sharing it with anybody, and you may be wondering why is my
flat so cheap due to it's standard? Am a kind of person who is truly
blessed by God and does not want any inconvenience for other people
moreover i have a lot of properties for rent here in united kingdom
that is the reason why my flat are so cheap.All i need is someone who
can take good care of my flat and someone who is financially capable
of acquiring my flat. I need to know some few questions about you and
i will be glad if you can answer it all.

1. How many of you are coming to live in my flat?
2. Do you have the rent and deposit with you presently?
3. Can you take care of my flat as it is?
4. Can you bring your identity passport when coming for viewing?
5. Do you have any references in United Kingdom ?
6.. What is your Contact phone number?
7. I hope you are not among the time waster's?

The rent has been confirmed per month and refundable deposit as
you know. 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, has brought about great loss to me. Please i want you to
understand that i have had a lot of disappointment in having inviting
people in the past and it is sad to confirm on the spot of viewing
that 60% of viewers still depend on money that are not visible.
Henceforth my lawyer and i has 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 as it may be used
illegally sometimes, while some produce fake bank statements and pay
slip to convince us,

Since you are interested in my flat i will retain FLAT for you,
Therefore i will appreciate it if you can proof to me that you are
financially capable of securing my flat. By transferring at least a
month rent and security deposit of 600 which the total is 1000 pounds
to your reference name or your any partner of yours as the receiver
through western union transfer agent. That can be verified on the
website of the money transfer, such as moneygram post office or
western union which i will prefer the western union so that the cost
of transfer will not be too much, though the transfer cost will be
refunded back to you on the spot of viewing. And am taking my time to
study this method of confirmation as the transfer can also be
confirmed via telephone or internet to check if the transfer is there
for your references to pick up or not. It is a very simple test that
you need to do in order for my lawyer and i to be sure of your
financial status. before we can both make an arrangement on where and
when to come and show you flat. Also be cautious of who you drop or
show your bank statement to,because it is very risky in doing so and
that is why my lawyer has opted out this simple method that does not
require any of your details in any form. The process of making the
transfer is stated below so you can be sure that it does not require
any of your bank details, So you are required to.

1. Locate the nearest western union office around you.

2.Pick up the form of transfer and fill in the details which needs to
be filled and return back to the post master. Details needed on the
form are {sender name;your name and address.} {receiver name and
address} the receiver will be your reference or partner's address

3.Return back to the post master with the cash you are transferring to
your reference or any partner in united kingdom or reference and wait
for the receipt to be returned back to you.

4.Scan the receipt to me and give me a call so i can check it if its
truly genuine and available in reference custody..

5.After it has been confirmed on the website,then we can proceed for
the viewing and you can as well tell your references or to pick up
the money.

PLEASE NOTE: I have not told you to send money to me before viewing
but which you can transfer the money between you and your reference
or any of your partner just for my lawyer to make confirmation if you are presently
capable of paying for my rent. As this procedure will differentiate you among the
time waster. After making the transfer through western union. I will refund back the
cost of transfer to you when you come for viewing. And make sure you come along with the transfer
receipt to know amount paid for the transfer so i can refund it back
immediately.If you will like to chat with me on yahoo messenger here
is my ID below:

YAHOO: bethyhary05
MSN: bethylizy007
GMAIL TALK: bethyhary04
PHONE NUMBER 07045752325 OR 07024063685


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.
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