Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:04 am
Subject: Re: CHF750 / 2br - Quiet, stylish furnished city apartment for rent ( F?rberstrasse 27 8008 Z?rich)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:11:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bryan Welsh < [email protected] >
To: Michelle

Hello ,
Thanks for your contacting me in regarding of my home for rent, I owned the apartment you are interested in. I am currently in West Africa where I work as a Project Manager For Community Development Based on Urban Development (Support Project to the Association for the Development of Education in Africa and National Energy Development Project in Nigeria) for Devex (http://www.devex.com/projects) and also a volunteer with the WEST AFRICA NETWORK FOR PEACE BUILDING, here is the site for more detail about why I am here in Africa (http://www.wanep.org/).
I spent less time in the Zurich so I could not get hold on any Realtor/Agent to handle this rent issue on our behalf and all our friend and family that we would have love to leave the possession of the property for are presently not in the states as we do the same work and most of them are in the India, Cambodia, Belize, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Poland, Guinea-Bissau, Laos and so on.
Note: I am here in West Africa and presently the keys to the apartment is with me so I will only be able to come to show you round the apartment after seriousness has been established on your path securing the apartment by making a deposit down for the apartment, if you are really interested in my apartment, The property includes facilities such as water and heat, laundry facilities,air condition, internet, telephone access and a car park, other necessary facilities also comes with trash collection, pets are allowed as well as long as they are not destructive and the rent included water, electric, gas and sewage.
Below is the location of the property.
Address: Ferberstrasse 27 8008 Zurich
Property Type: apartment
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Pets Allowed: Cats, Small and Big Dogs Allowed.
Monthly Rent: 750CHF.
Refundable Security Deposit: 1000CHF.
Do fill out the our free rental application form


Free Rental Application Form (FRAF)

First Name :
Last Name:
Spouse Full Names:
Date Of Birth:
Marital Status:
Kids Full Names:
Relatives or Friends Full Name:
Mobile/Cell Number:
Telephone Number:
Present Work Tel. Number:
Present Home Address:
Current Landlords Name:
Landlords Phone Number:
Profession:
Employers Address:
Reason for Leaving:
Numbers of Cars:
Pet Type:
Proposed Move in Date:
HABITS:
DO YOU SMOKE:
DO YOU DRINK:
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT:
How soon do you intend making deposit to secure the apartment
So that i will take a leave at work and fly down to Zurich.
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Rental/Lease comment:
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Bryan welsh,
Tel:+234-7029547225.
Thank you.


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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