Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:26 am
Filipovic Antonio <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello ,

Thanks for the mail, i am so happy to let you know that the apartment is still very much available for rent.Here are some important information about the apartment.The apartment cost 400euro per month including all bills such as: Wireless internet facilities, Television, Phone, Microwave, Dish washer, washing machine, Dryer, Refrigerator,Bedroom,Bathroom, Toilet,Livingroom, kitchen, utility room, parking space, dishes, cutlery, pots, pans, fridge, stove, oven, microwave and coffee maker. The bedroom has a full bed with down duvet & pillows, the blankets, and a 6 drawer dresser, dining table, reading chair, fold out couch, water, hydro.

Plus 500euro for security deposit payment which is refundable while packing without any lost or damage of my properties.

The apartment is located at Via Carlo Alberto,13, 00185 Rome (RM), Italy and it just about 1.2km distance to its metro station,the apartment spacious is about 80sqm and a room is about 30sqm, restaurant and public transport all around and it's few mins walking distance to the supermarket, so it's located in a very nice and safe area in Brussel.its on the second floor of the building.

To know much more about the environment,just open www,google.com, click on map, copy the address and paste it into the map, you will surely see the building and the environment very clearly.

But presently am not available in Rome for now as am presently in United kingdom now to complete my work with my company and am here with my families and my keys.But all you need to do is to go straight to the address i sent you to take a look of the apartment from outside ,But i want you to have it mind that the apartment is presently locked and am here with the keys.that is the reason why i sent you my apartment picture just for you to have an idea of how the inside looks like.you will be living in my apartment without sharing it with anybody.it is available for short term and long term basis because am going to be here for 2 years and i dont want my apartment to be dusty when coming back After 2 years,that is the main reason why am renting out my apartment.

But before any reservation,Can you tell me little about yourself,Anything you think you want me to know about you.

where are you from and also where are you presently?
what is your experience in renting an apartment?
Have you ever rent an apartment before?
Did you smoke?
Did you have pet?
did you take drugs?
did you have car?
Are you going to stay alone?
Are you paying the rent yourself?
What are you doing for living?
How old are you?
What is your gender?
Phone number?
Mobile Number?
What is the best time to call you?

Attach are some pictures of how my Apartment looks like.That is the information you need to know about my Apartment.If you are interested in renting my Apartment Kindly get back to me so that i can tell you on how to get it reserved.Here is my uk mobile number +447045780295 or +447035941978 for further discussion on the apartment.


Best regards,
Filipovic


From: Filipovic Antonio <[email protected]>

Subject: RE: One Bedroom, Good Location


Hello

Thanks for getting back to me and your understanding. Here is little about myself...My name is FILIPOVIC ANTONIO, I was born in Croatia but i live in Great britian, my father is from Croatia and mother from Italy,Am married with 2 daughters,Am nice, faithful, loyal, honest, caring, open minded,I work in Construction company here in United Kingdom.i don't smoke but i drink socially.i love pet,I love warm weather, tropical drinks and sandy beaches. I like to party and have fun.

Two years ago, I Inherit the apartment from my late mother who is from Italy it's because am the only child and also here working for my company in United Kingdom and there is no way i could come to take good care of the apartment myself that's why i am looking for a reliable tenant who is going to take good care of this apartment for me in my absence

Whenever i traveled like that, I make use of house agent or a friend of mine over there but they cheated a lot on my tenants and my tenants complains alot about that. That is the reason why i took the keys along with me because i don't want my apartment to be used anyhow in my absence.

Also,I would like to put my trust in you.

For you to get the place reserved we will both sign my rental agreement contract which is going be prepared and signed by my lawyer, which is documented with English law's because it is going to stand as guarantee for both of us.

The contract has already been signed by my lawyer,I will sign it,scan it,send it to your email box and immediately you receive it, you are to print it out as well,sign it, scan it, email it back to me.

Do get back to me with the below informations so that we can proceed further:

Your full name:
Your full address:
Nationality:
Passport id:
Phone number:
Date of birth:
Move in date and out:

elec and Internet included? YEA Is ut unlimited internet?YES Are bind included?YES

After that you will go ahead with your payment which is your first month rent and security deposit . Once your payment is confirmed by me, i will post the keys and the receipt of your payment to you via DHL courier service .it is just 1-2 days delivery and email you the shipping code for you to know when the keys will be deliver to you so that you can have your keys and move into my apartment.

Kindly get back to me to let me know what you think about this proceedure so that i can send the rental agreement contract to you for you to sign..If i didnt response to your call that means am busy at work


Best
Regards
Filipovic


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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by Michelle Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:18 am
From: Filipovic Antonio <[email protected]>



Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me,i do understand your concern,i have once make this risk coming down to show a tenant my apartment when i arrive he said his no longer interested after i wasted my time money this the part of reason why i dont make that such mistake anymore.

2)I give another tenant last week the same money gram proceedure and he tell me that the money gram store is about 2 hours drive and i told him to make use of bank transfer since he let me know that he is using 2 banks not knowing that he send me fake bank statement.

3) There is alot of scammers over there who pay with fake check, fake paypal also fake bank statement.

I also understand the fact that you do not want to deal with the person you are not seeing but we need to reach a conclusion. When i told my Solicitors about it here in UK,he suggested an opinion which i feel it is ok because it will secure both parties.

I will be willing to come over there to show you the apartment and hand over the keys to you and you pay me if only i can confirm the deposit and the first month rent for me to be sure that you are really willing and capable of renting my apartment.

Here is how to deal with the exchange,I will advice you to send 900EUR which is month rent and security deposit to any of your friends name.Your name as sender, your friends name as receiver and let the receivers destination be United Kingdom so that i will be able to confirm here that the payment has been sent out.

Then you email me the scan copy of the payment receipt from money gram Once i get that from you, i will call money gram here in uk immediately to know if truly the money has been sent out and after that i will book my flight and come over there to show you the apartment.

If you are interested, we will then sign the contract, and both of us we go to money gram to have the money back and you will pay me the first month rent and the security deposit.or we can easily call money gram to have the receivers name change to my name since the receiver destination is United Kingdom then i will collect it when i get back to uk.

And if you get there and your are not interested, we will both go to money gram store together and have your money back.

Note that there is no way you can collect money that was not sent to you at money gram because they will request for your internation passport over there as an identification.

Am very sure this will safe and secure both of us.

Just send the money to UK and use any of your friends name as receiver.

Regards
Filipovic

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