Rental Scam - [email protected]

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gianna Parker
Subject: Property: 181 Esplanade, Cairns North QLD 4870

Hello,

I am glad that you are interested to rent my apartment.
My name is Gianna Parker, I'm 50 years old and I am working as a project manager for ADCO Construction. I lived in this apartment until March 2016, when my company started a new project in Ireland and I had to move here for the next 5 years, so the apartment is available for long-term. The apartment is fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances.? As you saw in the pictures it is in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. The rent will be $250 per week including utilities (hot/cold water, electricity, internet, cable TV). Also, a security deposit (bond) of $1000 is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). You have full access to all building amenities. Pets are allowed. That's all i can say for now until you have a taste of my place.

In the meantime, can you please confirm the following:

· How many people would be living at the property?
· When would you like to move in?
· What term/length lease would you like?
· Do you have any pets?
· When are your most suitable times/days to view the property?

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant).
Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you.

please help me i emailed my fricking last 3 payslips which has my super details on it, my general ledgers and 2 rental references. i wanted the rental place bad cos it was a good picture. fark how do i recall i sent 2 hours ago. pls help i'm shaking omg

Hello,

Do not worry about the documents you sent unless they have your full SSN. If so put fraud alerts on your credit reports all three. Stop all contact with the scammer.

Make sure you can physically go inside any rental and meet the landlord face to face prior to renting.

Ask any questions you may have here on Scamwarners if in doubt.

Hello,

Do not worry about the documents you sent unless they have your full SSN. If so put fraud alerts on your credit reports all three. Stop all contact with the scammer.

Make sure you can physically go inside any rental and meet the landlord face to face prior to renting.

Ask any questions you may have here on Scamwarners if in doubt.

hi byron, i ended up some how removing all my attached documents so unless the scammer is still awake and has downloaded my files they won't be able to see it. I cc'ed myself into the email and now i can't see what i attached after i removed them off my mac apple mail and off my gmail.

what's an SSN?

yep i won't write back to them if they email me. how did u know it was a scam? u know if it wasn't for your post i would've kept going because i was wondering why i couldn't find the link that i found the rental property it was doing my head in. i should've known with a @gmail.com account

Hello,

Do not worry about the documents you sent unless they have your full SSN. If so put fraud alerts on your credit reports all three. Stop all contact with the scammer.

Make sure you can physically go inside any rental and meet the landlord face to face prior to renting.

Ask any questions you may have here on Scamwarners if in doubt.

hi byron, i ended up some how removing all my attached documents so unless the scammer is still awake and has downloaded my files they won't be able to see it. I cc'ed myself into the email and now i can't see what i attached after i removed them off my mac apple mail and off my gmail.

what's an SSN?

yep i won't write back to them if they email me. how did u know it was a scam? u know if it wasn't for your post i would've kept going because i was wondering why i couldn't find the link that i found the rental property it was doing my head in. i should've known with a @gmail.com account

ok i googled it and if you meant SSN social security number i'm from australia so i don't have that?

Hello,

Do not worry about the documents you sent unless they have your full SSN. If so put fraud alerts on your credit reports all three. Stop all contact with the scammer.

Make sure you can physically go inside any rental and meet the landlord face to face prior to renting.

Ask any questions you may have here on Scamwarners if in doubt.

The response I received a couple hours ago from 2 emails (I applied for 2 properties however only sent documents for 1) on the site realestate.com.au posing as the real estate agent making listings for compass realty:


Hello,

I am glad that you are interested to rent my apartment.
My name is Sarah Foetch, I'm 50 years old and I am working as a project manager for ADCO Construction. I lived in this apartment until March 2016, when my company started a new project in Ireland and I had to move here for the next 5 years, so the apartment is available for long-term. The apartment is fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances. As you saw in the pictures it is in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. The rent will be $250 per week including utilities (hot/cold water, electricity, internet, cable TV). Also, a security deposit (bond) of $1000 is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). You have full access to all building amenities. Pets are allowed. That's all i can say for now until you have a taste of my place.

In the meantime, can you please confirm the following:

· How many people would be living at the property?
· When would you like to move in?
· What term/length lease would you like?
· Do you have any pets?
· When are your most suitable times/days to view the property?

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant).
Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you.

Thank you.

Please post the emails received and email address from all scammers.

it came from Sarah Foetch <[email protected]>

Big thanks!

How do you remove the attachment that you have sent? I sent that scammer a scan doc of my passport!! please help me!!!!!! pleaseeeee Im so worried now

Shit.
I went onto my apple mail. Open the email from your sent items -> go to message tab at the top options -> scroll down to last option 'remove attachments

OMG Thank God. I think I managed to remove the attachment. OMG im so closed to being scammed! Thanks guys for starting this thread..!

Scroll down after u remove attachments and it should say manually removed. just hope they didn't download ur document before u removed the document. What happens is u're able to remove the document whilst it's in the cloud server. How long was it that u sent it were u able to remove the document? I know great site!

what is the site name?

I replied her using my hotmail account (website). so i moved the sent doc to folder and then edit it (remove the attachement) and then re-send it again with no personal details. When i checked my phone email "sent" folder, its the second version that got sent, not the first one.

Nice work! They will end up writing back with a BS story. Like Byron said just ignore it.