by Michelle
Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:20 pm
From: Wilson Johnson < [email protected] >
Date: 2010/9/7
Subject: Apartment
Hello
Good to hear from you.I am presently in London, the apartment keys
and documents is here with me here in London.I will need to send you
the keys and documents by a shipping agent. Actually am not after the
rental fee but what i need is someone that will take good care of the
apartment for me. This is the reason why am offering the apartment at
that rate. I hope you shall be promising me that you will take good
care of the apartment. I want you to stick to your words. In this
manner i will want you give me the below information before you can be
eligible to rent the apartment.I want you to be fast in this process
in other for me to be able to send you the keys and documents before
you will be visiting the apartment.Infact i will like to meet me you
when am coming to visit you soonest.
RENT APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
3)Are you married?
4)How many people will be living in the house?
5)Do you have a pet?
6)Do you have a car?
7)Occupation?
8)Rent Duration?
Looking forward to read from you with all this details. so that i can
have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt and contacting you.
Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how you will get the
apartment keys and documents. please am giving you all this base on
trust and again i will want you to stick to your words, you know that
we have not seen each other yet and am only putting everything on
trust.This is my phone number +447024053878 here in London.
Looking forward to read from you.
Cheers
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.
