Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Byhis Grace < [email protected] >
Subject: Home for rent



Hello!
My name is James Poor. I am contacting you concerning your interest in renting my house. I wish to rent this house to a responsible and neat person or family who has the fear of God and treat my house as his or her own. So if you are interested and will take good care of my house then I will be ready to accept you as my future tenant and family friend. The utilities are included in the rent.
Information about the house below:

Rent: $1500. Security Deposit: $1500

636 Somerset Ter NE,Atlanta, GA 30306

3 beds 1 bath 1,424 sqft

Please fill the rentalapplication form below:

RENT APPLICATION FORM

FULL NAME:__________________

PROFESSION:________________ ?

MONTHLY INCOME_____________?

(CELL) PHONE (____)__________

(HOME) PHONE (____)__________ ?

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE MOVING IN ________

PRESENT ADDRESS FULL ADDRESS:_____________________ ?

IF YOU HAVE A PET

KIND OF PETS:_____________ ?

WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________ ?

Pet are also Welcome.
Please write back if you are interested in the house.

Best Regards.
James Poor

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.