by Michelle
Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:50 am
From: Gregg Fergusson [[email protected]]
Sent: 01 October 2010 20:24
To: Michelle
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: 1 amazing bedroom flat,available to move in Immediately!!
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hear from you.I am
Gregg Fergusson,the owner of the Flat you are making inquiry of.Actually
I resided in the Flat with my family,presently we moved away due to my
transfer from my working place,my Flat is Located at 23 Chepstow Road,
Notting hill, London , W2 5BP and presently my Flat is still available
for rent for 350 GBP per month including the utilities like hydro,
washer,gas,internet, cou ncil tax and one secured parking Space,it is
fully furnished but we can get it unfurnished for you if you prefer
that..Now, I went for a Crusade in the West Africa and i will like you
to get in touch with my wife in the United states for more details &
pictures of our flat as She is with the keys and the documents to the
Flat.Please, i want you to note that i am a kind and honest person,
also i spent a lot of money on my property that i want to give you for
rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this Flat and
want you to treat it as your own,I hope you understand that.I want you
to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when
i eventually come to London to see our clean it is and will try to do
that some day...Where are you located? let us know how soon you are
willing to move in as we are deciding very soon on who to take our flat.
Email my wife Melissa, on ([email protected] ) she will attend to you
better. Thanks for your interest.
Best Regards,
Gregg Fergusson
From: Melissa Fergusson [ [email protected] ]
Sent: 02 October 2010 13:02
To: Michelle
Subject: Re: Flat
Thanks for the email.My husband owns the Flat, also want you to know
that it was due to my husband's transfer that made us to leave the
Flat and looking for a responsible person that can take very good care
of the it, we are not after the money for the rent (which is why is so
low)but want it to be clean all the time.So for now,I am in
Greensville NJ in the United States in our new home for a seminar and
also I am with the keys and documents of the Flat since the agent we
trusted let us down,so viewing won't be possible for now as we will
never trust any agent nor realtor due to the bad experience we've once
had.We don't want the Flat to be used any how in our absence that is
why we took the keys and documents along with us here since my husband
is also in West Africa for a mission for God's Work.I hope you will
promise us to take very good care of the Flat which is what we are
really looking for.So get back to me on how you could take good care
of our Flat or perhaps experience you have in renting a home.Hope you
are okay with the price per month with hydro,gas,electric,internet
facilities,council tax all included in the monthly rent...View
pictures in the attached files.I am looking forward to hearing from
you as soon as possible so that i can forward you an application to
fill out and discuss on how to get the flat for rent.
Hope to read from you soon.
Melissa
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
