Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:10 am
From: oksana kolpakova <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Fully Furnished /Quite and Safe / PRIVATE ENTRANCE

Hello ,

Finally,I have gone through your application details & everything is okay by me to rent my property, i will only be coming back to live in this place in next 7-10 years & i shall be doing a check up on you, to see how you are taking care of the place after you moved in & your move in date is okay by me. If anything needs to be repaired, all you have to do is contact me then, if i can get it fixed i will and if not I'll ask you to fix it and you will deduct it from the next month rent or i refund when i come pay you visit! You can as well move out any time, just inform me 30 days before your decide. We are very exited and willing to let you move in our apartment,I already made conclusions with my family on accepting payment for the first month & a security deposit this enables me to hold the space for you till whenever you are ready to move in. The package containing the keys and documentations will be delivered to you on a next day delivery Via FedEx or USPS to the address in the rental application or please where do you want the parcel to be delivered to? Because the package that will be shipped to you contain the following :

-- Plunks of keys
-- Lease agreement
-- Documents containing property location and description.
-- Tenancy agreement and policy.
-- Payment Receipts.

RE-CONFIRMATION OF THE DELIVERY ADDRESS :

RECEIVERS NAME?:_________________
DELIVERY ADDRESS?:_________________
RECEIVERS NUMBER:?_________________

Thanks and God Bless you Looking forward to hear back from you

Remain Blessed
Regards


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 or MoneyGram 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.
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