by Michelle
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:34 pm
Writing from IP address 82.128.37.45 - Nigeria (Lagos)
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.
From: Andrea Pepe < [email protected] >
Date: 2010/9/6
Subject: Re: flat to rent
Thanks for having interest in my apartment and the apartment is located at Travessa Teixeira Junior, Lisbon, Portugal 1300554 also i will like to tell you the kind of tenant i need, I need someone that will be able to take good care of my apartment and mentain everything in the apartment because have relocated to Scotland due to my work and the apartment is available for long and short term.
More about the apartment is a very attractive living room,dining and has a fireplace. There is a dining area and adjacent to the living room and there is a well funished and well equipped kitchen with a fridge, microwave and cooker.A washing machine and a separate dryer in the utility cupboard adjacent to the bathroom The bathroom has a bath with shower,A vanity unit with separate W.C. and the bedrooms are well funished, and have good looking doors. There is a colour tv in all the apartment and a dvd player. also with internet facilities, i believe you will like the apartment, also the rent is Eur 500 monthly and the security deposit which will be refund after your stay in the flat without any damage is Eur 550 so get back to me so that we can proceed with the necessary arangement and i will send the picture of the apartment to you if you are ok with the location...
Regards
Andrea
Andrea Pepe < [email protected] >
to Michelle
date 9 September 2010 13:25
subject Waiting for your answer
Here is the picture of the apartment and all i need from my tanant is to take good care of it and be a good tenant to me after moving in, so if you are ok with the apartment and you will like to proceed then we will have to sign a contract to legalize the rent after which you will proceed with the payment of the deposit and this will serve as an assurance that you really have intrest in my apartment and the apartment will be reserve for you, also after the payment have been confirm here then a receipt will be issue back in return to guaranty the payment with the key of the apartment will be send to you and this are the things you will come down with on your movein date to the apartment and you make the payment of the first month rent on your movein date..
Waiting for your answer
Regards
Andrea
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.
