Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:27 am
JAMES OLIVIERI <[email protected]> wrote:

Greetings,

My name is JAMES OLIVIERI. I got your inquiry for my house. I intend
renting this house to a responsible God fearing family who would treat my
house as his/her own. My wife and i work for USAID. USAID works to foster
democracy & governance, economic growth, agriculture, the environment,
education, health, global partnerships, and humanitarian assistance in more
than 100 countries to provide a better future for all. USAID efforts are to
foster world-wide economic growth and trade; and tackling cross-border
issues such human as trafficking and the spread of HIV/AIDS.

There are a host of other threats ranging from terrorism to infectious
disease and violent conflict that challenge us and the developing nations
we seek to help. Here is USAID Web address:- http://www.usaid.gov. As a
result of our job, we were transferred to TEXAS and we will be away for
some time or more and this is why we are actually renting out our house. So
if you are interested and will take good care of our house then we will be
ready to accept you as our future tenant and family friend.

If you really impress us by taking good care of our house then you will be
allowed to stay as long as you wish. Our transfer was really quick so we
could not get a good Realtor to handle this rent issue, although it was
when we knew how long we are going to stay that we decided to rent out the
house. However, the initial plan was to sell out the house,which we tried
but sometimes the agents inflates the price and it takes longer to sell.
The utilities are included in the rent. Because of this reason and more we
need a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not
after the money, but want it to be clean and for you to take it as if it
were yours.


Information about the house below:

The rent is: $800,and the security deposit is $800
3 Bedroom,2 Bathroom
Address: 9139 Tuolumne Dr,Sacramento
State: CA
Zip code: 95826
Pets are also Welcome.


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

RENT APPLICATION FORM:

FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME:_________________ ?
LAST NAME:__________________ ?
PROFESSION:________________ ?
MONTHLY INCOME_____________?
(CELL) PHONE (____)__________
(WORK) PHONE (____)__________ ?
(HOME) PHONE (____)__________ ?
KIDS_____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY________
PRESENT ADDRESS:_____________________ ?
CITY:_______________ ?
STATE:______________ ?
ZIP CODE:____________ ?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________ ?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET:__________
Comment ...................................

PS: YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE BY AND SEE MY PLACE FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR NOW, BUT IF
DRIVE BY THE HOME YOU MAY SEE A SIGN THERE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
IT BELONGS TO OUR PREVIOUS AGENT SO YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY
ABOUT AND DON'T HAVE TO CALL THEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE
HOME ANYMORE! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING, GET THE APPLICATION FORM
FILLED OUT AND SEND IT BACK TO ME.

Best Regards,
JAMES OLIVIERI.


JAMES OLIVIERI <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.....GET BACK TO ME ASAP

To: Michelle Banks

HELLO JACQUELINE
We have decided to let you live in our house, as we have found your application very wonderful, satisfactory and acceptable by my family so we want you to go through the acceptance form and get back to us on how you feel. We would like to send the following documents to you through FEDEX to your current address and the receipt will be sent to you also so that you can occupy the house. Please again we are giving you this based on the trust we have for you please stick to the promise that you are going to take good care of our home and you are not going to disappoint us, and i promise you that you will love the house.
So we are here with the below documents, you will need to make the security deposit payment so that we can ship the keys and the documents to your address. Give me a call asap so we can arrange how you are going to receive the keys and documents of my house and also included on how to notify the date and arrival time of the package.

RE-CONFIRMATION OF THE DELIVERY ADDRESS

FIRST NAME:
HOUSE ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:


We would like to send the following documents to you via FedEx next day delivery to your current address. Please reconfirm the address, and the receipt will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house. Please once again, we are giving you this based on trust so please do not disappoint us and i promise you that, you will love the house. We are with the under listed documents here with us and you will need to make Payment for the security deposit($800) to enable shipment of the Keys and documents delivered to the address you have provided to us, after which you could move in at your convenience.. The rent starts counting when you move in, so you could go ahead with the payment straight away to make things faster...


Here are the contents of the document that needs to be sent.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form
3) The house documentary file.
4) Full Description of the house
5) Payment Receipt
6) Lease Agreement Form.

The house is available for rent for up to 5 years, so you are free to decide on how long you intend occupying it...Rent already includes utilities. I'm ready to accept either monthly or upfront mode of payment, depending on the one you're most comfortable with..utilities included, Water, electricity, Gas Sewer, Garbage, Cable ready, well trained pet is allowed e.t.c .Facilities also include: Dishwasher, Dryer, Electric Stove, Fridge, Washer ...Your monthly rent already covers utilities so you do not have to pay extra charges for that.

NOTE THAT THE SECURITY DEPOSIT IS REFUNDABLE IN-CASE YOU DON’T LIKE THE HOUSE.

Please note that the deposit made is fully refundable should in case you finally gain entrance into the house after receiving the keys and documents and feel unsatisfied or uncomfortable with the interior, but i am giving you a benefit of doubt that you will love everything about this lovely and beautiful home and is ready for move in. The deposit will be refunded in less than 24 hours after you request for it. You are advised to act fast on this so you don't lose the house to other interested applicants...YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME..James Olivieri #281-766-0818.


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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