Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:14 pm
Claudia NYMAN <[email protected]> wrote:


Hi Michelle

Thanks for the much interest you have towards renting my apartment. I am willing to rent this my apartment out due to my relocation to London. It is available for long and short term rent.

My apartment is a very attractive apartment it is well furnished and i hope you will like it. the apartment is at Mainzer Landstraße 76 D-60329 Frankfurt, Germany few mins walk to shops, and it in is a very good area and has a very attractive living room, and has a fireplace and adjacent to the livingroom and there is a well furnished and well equipped kitchen with a fridge, microwave and cooker, a washing machine and a separate dryer in the utility cupboard adjacent to the bathroom.

The bedroom has a bath with shower,A vanity unit with separate W.C. and the bedroom is well furnished, and have good looking doors. Cable TV and Internet is included in the rental price (2 minutes walk to the nearest supermarket).

The neighborhood is known for its friendliness, safety and is host to many different expatriate families..

I believe you will like the apartment the rent is EUR500 + EUR100 for all of your charges (Internet, electricity, water, taxe d'habition, bldg maintenance - everything) per month which include all bills and the security deposit which will be refund after your stay in the apartment is EUR800.

I look forward to hear from you.

Regards,


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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