Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Beverly Braxton <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello,
My names is Beverly.
The apartment is still available for rent. The apartment includes 3 rooms: 1 livingroom, 2 bedroom, 1 kitchen and 1 bathroom - and it is located at: 154 W Randolph St , Chicago IL.

I just need serious people in my apartment, because it is a nice, clean and fully furnished apartment.
This apartment was bought for my son, during his studies in Chicago. But now he's back home in OK and because of that we have the apartment available for rent, for an indefinite period.
Pets are ok for us.
Now there is nobody in Chicago to take care of it, and that's why I want to rent it for long term.
The total rent per month is $1000
At the beginning of your stay ,I required deposit of $500 (refunded after the rental period) + 1 months of rent ($1500 total).
You can use my furniture, or you can store it in the basement cellar, and use your own.

Thank you for your interest!
Sincerely,
Senior Medic Sgt. Beverly Braxton

Beverly Braxton <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, again ,
How I told you in my first email right now I'm at Oklahoma Army National Guard. I am only allowed to check my email. We have to stick to email for now . If you are interested about the apartment, first of all, I want to tell you that the apartment looks very well . It is fully furnished and renovated. Also very important, the utilities (cold / hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking place, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are included in price of rent.
Since nobody is there to take care of the rent I sign a contract with Zillow Real Estate ,they are a very serious firm and they will take care of everything :
- an agent will come and show you the apt and will make the rental contract
- they will collect the rent every month
- they will assure all the maintenance problems (electrician , plummer etc)

For their services we must pay $1000 per year , that means you will pay $500 and I $500 , that`s the reason I rent the apartment under the market price . Please let me know if you are interested and if you are send me your full name and I will forward your email address and your name to them . You will be contacted by them with all the details regarding the payment and to set an appointment when you will be available .

Beverly Braxton <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello
I got your name and I will forward your info to Zillow but before that you have to know that I already paid my half of $500 and you will have to pay the other half to set an appointment with them . If for any reason you don`t like the apt after you will see it, you will be fully refunded by the Zillow agent .You have to understand from the beginning that in order to benefit from their services the contract must be completed . They can`t set an appointment and go on field if the company will not make any money of this . In case you will decline the rental contract they will refund your $500 but I will pay $50 extra fee for the agent and I will keep doing that until someone will rent the place that`s why I need someone who `s real interested about my apt because I don`t want to lose $50 over and over again . The apt looks exactly like in the pictures . Please let me know after the firm will contact you and I would like to know when do you want to set an appointment with them?

Blessings

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.