Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Ramond Carolina <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Apartment for rent on Craigslist


Hello

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house ,Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. Myself and My two kids Henry and Von just traveled to West Africa for a program called FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION AND THE HIV PREVENTION FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM after i lost my wife in a car accident that actually made us sell our home but due to how we might need the house again as soon as we are back from our missionary we have decided to rent it out for a responsible family who can take very good care of our home for us because that is our concern. The program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, Africa, UK . We will be away for 2 to 3 years or more that is why I have made up my mind to put up my house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it.

Also how long do you intend to stay? How soon do you intend to move in? FEATURES : Laundry, Electric Range, Electric Heat, Master Bedroom, Playground, Car Park.AMENITIES: Air Conditioning, Patio/Party Deck, Cable TV, Ceiling Fans, 24 hours Internet service, Dishwasher, Fire pit, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, security alarm, Pets Friendly, Refrigerator, Washer / Dryer.

DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE..
Number of bedrooms:3
Number of bathrooms:2.5

My cell phone number is ( 0012348154707992 or +234_815_470-7992 or +2348154707992 )

Rental price: $750 per month and security Deposit is $750 (Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent Pets Welcome.

********RENT APPLICATION FORM*********

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

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)When will you like to move in?___________________________ __
9)How long are you willing to stay in the property________________
10)Picture of the occupant If Available_____________________ _______
11)When are you ready to Move In?________________
12)How Many Months are you willing to rent?________________
13) HOW SOON DO YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT?_____________
14) How many months rent can you pay upfront? Minimum ( 1 month +
SECURITY DEPOSIT ) or ( 2 months + SECURITY DEPOSIT ), so which option
do you prefer ??________________
15) Earliest possible date of the down payment?_____________

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.

Regards,
Mr Ramond Carolina & Sons.

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.

I am so glad I did some research and came across this site! This just happened to us this weekend. The emails we received from him are almost identical to the emails I am seeing in this post. However this time, he said he was transferred to Minnesota as a project manager for Hattisburg Construction company and he actually called us last night. He is going by the name of Chris G. Verburgt. I was already leery about this being a scam and I said as much when I emailed him back. His reply email was assuring me that he was 100% real. He even gave us the address of the house to go look at and he went on to talk about his family and the good Christian people that they are. BEWARE!!!!! He is going strong with this scam.

Hello mac018,
I am glad that you discovered the scam before losing money to this criminal. Please post the telephone number and email address that he used to contact you. This information will help others who may be in contact with this criminal.