by Michelle
Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:49 pm
>> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Miguel Jose Ramirez
>> < [email protected] > wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> > My name is Miguel Jose Ramirez and I am from Spain and the flat is
>> > still available for rent. I had an aunt in Australia and after her death
>> > she
>> > left me her apartment from Melbourne a few years ago.
>> >
>> > The flat was redecorated last year and the flat is looking very
>> > nice
>> > and clean. The property has a fully furnished kitchen,clean and well
>> > tidy
>> > sitting rooms,laundry room,and fully furnished with home utilities like:
>> > electric shower, Lounge,Vacuum Cleaner,Toaster, Owen and microwave,
>> > dryer,
>> > iron, washing machine , refrigerator , dishwasher, power shower, heater,
>> > cable ready,TV set and DVD player,Internet connection, equipped kitchen
>> > and
>> > everything a house needs. I m interested in finding someone clean who
>> > can
>> > take care of this house more then getting money from renting it if you
>> > know
>> > what I mean.
>> >
>> > Till last month the apartment was rented by some students from
>> > Thailand and now they left and the apartment is available again for
>> > rent.
>> > The price I want is $335pw,$1340 per month,bills included and I am
>> > intrested
>> > in a long term agreement,minimum 6 month!
>> > If you are decided to view the flat and have the money I could
>> > come
>> > in the next few days to show you the apartment and maybe sign the
>> > tenancy
>> > agreement if you like my flat(I am sure you will love it) but first I
>> > have
>> > to be sure you really do need a place to live because two weeks ago a
>> > person from Melbourne told me he is really interested and he asked me to
>> > go
>> > to Melbourne to meet him and sign the tenancy agreement and when I
>> > arrived
>> > there no person showed up to rent my place and I lost time and money for
>> > nothing. Please accept my apologises if I am rude but I hope you will
>> > understand me!
>> > I will wait for your e-mail,Miguel Jose Ramirez
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Miguel Jose Ramirez <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
> I will attach some pictures of the flat,floor plan and also a model
> of the rental contract! The flat is located on 122 Franklin Street Melbourne
> VIC 3000, but I can`t give you the exactly address because there`s no one
> living out there and I`m afraid of thief's and I do apologies for this but I
> hope you understand me because I`m in Spain right now! The property benefits
> from access to beautifully maintained communal gardens and comprises
> reception room, kitchen with washing machine/tumble dryer, master bedroom
> with fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom, second bedroom with fitted
> wardrobe and bathroom.
> In the kitchen there is a dishwasher and also a Big fridge freezer! In
> the price of $1340 per month the internet broadband,gas and electricity are
> also included in this price! I am intrested in a minimum six month agreement
> and I request one month advance rent payment plus one month refundable
> deposit,bond ($1340) wich you will get it back at the end of the contract.
> Regarding the plummets and all that kind of stuff I can tell you that
> the flat was recently renovated and all electrical part and plummets are new
> so that won`t be necessary any repairs anyway I have a person who can manage
> this starting from September.
> We can sign the rental contract starting from next weekend but I need
> to be sure that you have serious intentions in renting the flat that`s why I
> attach here a model of the rental contract and also we can discuss the terms
> when we will meet!
> If you are decided to view the flat let me know because there is
> another person interested in reserving it and its fair to let him know too!
>
> Regards
>
From: Miguel Jose Ramirez <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: Reply to your classified ad "Spacious 2 bedroom apartment furnished." (ID 103480531)
To: Michelle Banks
Hello,
The flat is still available! We could meet and maybe sign the tenancy agreement Saturday but you see these is due to previous predicament that I have gone through in the past trying to rent the property to some students,I have got to realize so many people are not really in need of an apartment all they do is secure a place in advance, My last experience in trying to rent the property to a particular lady had got me to predicate on these,she made me believe she was willing and ready to get the apartment she even went to the extend of showing me her statement of account,which made me took her for the viewing but after taking her for the viewing,she saw the apartment and got to love it and never wanted to loose it,so she kept pleading i retain it for her because she is not financially composed at the moment,which i did but end up disastrously.
So basically for me to be sure of you been willing and ready to get the apartment I will employ you walk into any Western Union outlet and send the total bill cash $2680(one month rent and one month refundable deposit) to your partener`s name(NOT to ME),or your partener should send it to you with location of Melbourne or any other city in Australia,All I need is for you to get back to me with the receipt issued to you after making the transaction so I can confirm it! When we will meet in person to sign the papers we will go together to Western Union and you or your partner will withdraw the cash and pay me in hand or you can pay me on Monday by bank transfer! I just need to see that you do have the money available and you do have serious intentions in renting the flat! If the Western Union agent will ask you about the receiver you should tell him that is your cousin because the transfer fees will be cheaper! Anyway I will pay for it either you take the flat or not! I will book the flight for Saturday as soon as I have your positive answer because I can come only in weekends!
I do apologise for that but as I told you last time when I arrived to Melbourne to show the flat to a person everything was a stupid joke and I hope you understand me because I don`t want to waste my time and money on plane tickets..
Regards
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.
