Rental Scammer - [email protected]

寄件者："Steven Rasborn" <[email protected]>
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：Re: 你好，想約看房
：" Michelle Banks


Hello,

I just received your message . Can we communicate in English language? My Chinese is not one of the best

My name is Steven Rasborn, the owner of the apartment. I'm 45 years old and I am working as a project manager for Tolent Construction ,in London United Kingdom. I bought this apartment for my daughter , during her studies in Taipei, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time.

Now, let me give you some info about my house.
The apartment is fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances. As you saw in the pictures it is in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. The rent will be 16400 $twd per month including water,internet/TV Cable and management fees . Also, a security deposit (bond) of 16400 $twd is required and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). 1 Parking space is reserved for my house. That's all i can say for now . If you have questions , don't hesitate to contact me.

Unfortunately, my job doesn’t allow me to do any travel for the next few months, so I will not be able to come and meet you personally for a while.
I can make the viewing arrangements from London (on my expense of course) so you can be able to inspect my apartment ( through a rental agency).

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you.

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, MoneyGram or Bank Transfer 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.

I am from Taiwan, I saw his property on the property website “https://www.591.com.tw/” I also receive the similar reply from this person. Be Careful!


Steven Rasborn <[email protected]>

Steven Rasborn <[email protected]> 於 2016年8月11日 下午10:48 寫道：
Hello,

Can we communicate in English language? My Chinese is not very good
My name is Steven Rasborn and i'm the owner of this house . I'm from London, United Kingdom .

Thank you

2016-08-12 0:57 GMT+08:00 Steven Rasborn <[email protected]>:
Hello,
As i told you in my first reply, i live in London, UK.
I'm 52 years old and I am working as a project manager for Linear Recruitment company. I bought this apartment for my son , during his studies in Taipei, but now he's back home permanently (graduation), so I'm renting the house.

Unfortunately, my job doesn’t allow me to do any travel for the next few months, so I will not be able to come and meet you personally for a while.
I can make the viewing arrangements from London (on my expense of course) so you can be able to inspect my apartment ( through a rental agency).

About the price : The rent price is 14200 $twd per month including water,internet/TV Cable,management fees and 1 parking space. Also, a security deposit (bond) of 14200 $twd is required and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required).

If you have questions about my house , price or location, just ask me.

Thank you

Hi all, I also received a similar one. Copy the mail as follows for your reference. Be Careful!

Hello
Can we communicate in English language? My Chinese is not very good
My name is Harsan Levins and i'm the owner of this house . I'm from London, United Kingdom .

I'm 52 years old and I am working as a project manager for Linear Recruitment company. I bought this apartment for my son , during his studies in Taipei, but now he's back home permanently (graduation), so I'm renting the house.

Unfortunately, my job doesn’t allow me to do any travel for the next few months, so I will not be able to come and meet you personally for a while.
I can make the viewing arrangements from London (on my expense of course) so you can be able to inspect my apartment ( through a rental agency).

About the price : The rent price is 19000 $twd per month including water,internet/TV Cable,management fees and 1 parking space. Also, a security deposit (bond) of 19000 $twd is required and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required).

If you have questions about my house , price or location, just ask me.

Thank you