by Michelle
Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:56 pm
On 10/5/10, linda mathew < [email protected] > wrote:
Thanks for the email,My name is Smith Lora and Good Christian.Yes in respect of my husband Smith who owned the house and also it is situated at 4 Darling Street, Cape Town,8001,outh Africa ,and also want you to know that it was due to my husband transfer that makes us to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent a looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean at the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own.So for now,Am here in U.S.A in our new house and also with the keys of the house,we try to look for an agent that we can give this document before we left but could not see and we are as well as don't want our house to be used any how in our present that is why we took it along to us here and as you know that,my husband over in the West Africa (Nigeria) for a mission of God,so i hope you will promise us to take very good care of the house.So get back to me on how you could take care of our house or perhaps experience you have in renting home.Hope you are okay with the price of 2500Rand per month with hydro,heat laundry facilities,air condition, internet and so on.i look forward to hearing from you ASAP so that i can forward you rent application to fill out and discuss on how to get the house for rent,also are you ready to rent it now or when ?, You can't view the house until you get the keys and documents due to the distance between us . View attached file for house pictures.you can call me husband on +2348032245470
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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.
