by Michelle
Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:52 am
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in my apartment.
The apartment address is: Thurngasse 12 1090 Vienna Austria
I am the owner of the apartment. I can rent you the apt. for max. 5 years. The apartment is in excellent condition and it's just like in the pictures, very clean and very well taken. Honestly from point of view I'm sure that you will rent it on spot. I'm not looking to make a business or a profit with the apartment, I'm just trying to find a good and trust person to take good care of the place. The rent is 350 EUR /month with everything included (heat, hydro, water, electricity, cable and internet-full package, 1 parking spots, laundry in-suite, washer and dryer). You will have full access to all the amenities of the building. Pets are allowed. The only problem is that I am the only person who have the keys but I hope that we will find a compromise.
In this moment i am visiting London with some business with my partner to open a small pub in the old part of the town and i think that i will be moving here.
From: [email protected]
Subject: Aw: Re: BEAUTIFUL FULLY FURNISHED 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT
Hello again,
Thank you for your reply. As I told you before the rent for 1 month will be 350 EUR and damage deposit 650 EUR with no extra fees and you will have full access to all the amenities of the building. The price will not increase for the whole period that you will stay there. I would also like to know how many people will live in the apartment.
The apartment is in excellent condition, you only need to receive the keys and the contract so you could check it out, and see if you like it. Since at this moment I'm in London, UK and obviously we need a safe way to complete this deal. The solution is a worldwide third party company called CEPPIP, they will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package
We use this company to see that you are an trusting and serious person.
I will explain the procedure if you are interested so please email me as soon as you read this message because I really need to take care of this matter.
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, MoneyGram or Bank 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.
