Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: ENG Jeff Phillips <[email protected]>
Date: October 10, 2010 10:13:25 PM GMT+02:00
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: EUR200 / 1br - Lovely Apartment In The Historic Centre Of Hamburg (Centre Of Hamburg)

Thanks for your email and interest in my apartment.


I am Engineer Jeff Phillips I am a Builiding Contractor and I own of the 1 bedroom Apartment you are making enquiry of pls email my wife for more informations and tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about so she can email you the address and informations, The apartment is still available for rent 200euros per month and 350euros for security and damages deposit . It comes loaded with amenities: Furnished Living room and Bedroom, Leather furnitires and a walk-in closet, a balcony or patio, ceiling fans, gas stove, garbage disposal,and central air conditioning and heating, I bathroom and Toilet, Fully equipped kitchen. Easy access and transportation options are numerous. The rent fee includes utility bills (electricity,water,etc) so you dont have to worry about that. This apartment is available for short or long term rental. I used to reside in the apartment with my wife, Elena Phillips, but due to the fact that I was transferred to Tennessee,USA on a Consignment which is going to be for years, and now reside here for the time being, We have decided to put our apartment for rent to someone neat, honest and trustworthy. I will be here in Tennessee,USA, for a while and very busy with construction. So I will like you to get in touch with my wife in Tennessee,USA via email ([email protected]) for more details and pictures . Upon confirmation of your interest, You will be given a rent application form by my wife, after you have filled the rent application form and made payment for a month's rent and refundable deposit and damage fees, the keys and documents will be sent to you through DHL. The application form is subject to approval. I want you to note that I am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property so if eventually we give you our apartment, I will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this apartment and want you to treat it as your own.I want to know if I can trust you to handle my property with care. Please note that we don't have anyone over there to show you the apartment, So we will have to send you the keys & Documents via DHL Courier Service on a next day delivery after you have made payment for the first month's payment and security deposit so you can move in asap. If you are ok with this and you are ready to proceed, please e-mail my wife Elena Phillips at ( [email protected] ) tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about and request for the application form .


Engineer Jeff Phillips .

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union with a promise that he will send the keys
through a courier company.

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 payment to 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.

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.

Same email address and also using [email protected] and the name Robert Butler

Hello ,



Thanks for the email. My husband informed me about your interest in
our apartment. We are looking for a tenant who will take very good
care of it, we are not really after the money for the rent but we also
want a responsible, and neat person/people with good conduct. My
husband and I will be away for long so the apartment is available for
SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM , so you can rent it for how long you wish.
For now we are in Tennessee,USA and I am with the keys and documents
of the Apartment, I will send them to you after you have filled the
form and made payment the deposit, damage and security fees to me here
in Tennessee,USA . We tried to look for an agent or friends that we
can give this keys and document before we left but could not find any
at that time,we don't want our apartment to be dis-organized in our
absence that is why I brought the keys along with me here in
Tennessee,USA. Please we need you to re-assure to us that you will
take good care of the apartment. Hope you are okay withthe price of
€50 per week/€200 Per month(utilities included) for the whole
apartment. You can live with any of your friends, no problem so far
you keep it tidy always. The apartment is newly furnished throughout,
there is cable and internet, all you need to do is bring your
computer. It is air-conditioned, fully equipped kitchen, and standard
bathroom with hydro and heat. The apartment is very close to various
public transport. There is a parking space available.




Location & area

Address: 5 Ilisia Athens 11528 Greece
Accommodation located in: city, near cultural interest, near
historical interest, near restaurants & bars, near shopping area, near
water sports!


Rent: €200 per month (€50 per week)
Damages and Security Deposit :- €350 (Refundable once you're
evacuating the apartment.)
Total: €550


If this is okay by you, below is a rent application form which you are
to fill and send back to me ASAP. The paper work of the agreement will
be sent to you along with the keys and documents as soon as you have
made the payment €550. You are to make payment to me via Western Union
Money Transfer , hope you're familiar with this mode of sending money
overseas.



If you a ready to proceed, please complete the form below:


=========== RENT APPLICATION =============
1)Full Name(s):
2)Present Address(Current residence):
3)Direct contact phone number(home and cell):
4)Age:
5)Marital Status:
6)How many people will be living in the flat:
7)Do you have a pet ?:
8)Do you have a car? If yes, how many? :
9)Occupation:
10)How long do you intend to stay?:
11)When do you intend moving in?
12) Payment of at least 1 months deposit, security and damages fee -
€550(Accept/Decline): How many months rent can you pay upfront?
Mininum ( 1month + security deposit of €350 ) or ( 2 months + deposit
of €350 and you get 1 month free) .so which option do you prefer????



As soon as you have filled the form completely and ready to proceed, I
will forward it to my husband and if he approves, I will give you
necessary instruction needed for payment.You should give my husband a
call his after you have filled the form and sent it back to me. Upon
receipt of your payment, I will send out the the keys and other
documents to you via DHL express delivery and provide you with the
tracking number for your reference. I will need your your address
where the keys and documents should be sent to. Looking forward to
your email with all this details so that I can have it in my file in
case of issuing the receipt in your name and contacting you. You
should know that we are giving you all this based on trust and the
believe that you will take good care ofthe apartment.



I will be expecting your email ASAP. God bless you.

Thanks.
Mrs Elena Phillips .

Pastor Robert Crosby <[email protected]>
to [email protected]
date Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:23 PM
subject RE: Apt.
mailed-by hotmail.com
hide details 9:23 PM (6 minutes ago)
Thanks for your email and interest in my apartment.

I am Pastor Robert Crosby and I own of the 1 bedroom Apartment you are making enquiry of pls email my wife for more informations and tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about so she can email you the address and informations, The apartment is still available for rent $500per month and $600 for security and damages deposit . It comes loaded with amenities: Furnished Living room and Bedroom, Leather furnitires and a walk-in closet, a balcony or patio, ceiling fans, gas stove, garbage disposal,and central air conditioning and heating, I bathroom and Toilet, Fully equipped kitchen. Easy access and transportation options are numerous. The rent fee includes utility bills (electricity,water,etc) so you dont have to worry about that. This apartment is available for short or long term rental. I used to reside in the apartment with my wife, Donna Butler, but due to the fact that I was transferred to Mobile,Alabama,USA on a Consignment which is going to be for years, and now reside here for the time being, We have decided to put our apartment for rent to someone neat, honest and trustworthy. I will be here in Mobile,Alabama,USA, for a while and very busy with construction. So I will like you to get in touch with my wife in Mobile,Alabama,USA via email ([email protected]) for more details and pictures . Upon confirmation of your interest, You will be given a rent application form by my wife, after you have filled the rent application form and made payment for a month's rent and refundable deposit and damage fees, the keys and documents will be sent to you through DHL. The application form is subject to approval. I want you to note that I am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property so if eventually we give you our apartment, I will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this apartment and want you to treat it as your own.I want to know if I can trust you to handle my property with care. Please note that we don't have anyone over there to show you the apartment, So we will have to send you the keys & Documents via DHL Courier Service on a next day delivery after you have made payment for the first month's payment and security deposit so you can move in asap. If you are ok with this and you are ready to proceed, please e-mail my wife Donna Butler at ( [email protected] ) tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about and request for the application form .

Pastor Robert Crosby .

From: Sarah Coker <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:51 PM
To: Michelle Banks

Hello ,

Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hearing from you.I am
Sarah Coker ,My husband Engineer Taye Coker is the owner of the
property you are making enquiry of.The apartment is fully furnished
with all necessary amenities. The area is very nice, very quiet and
safe, it is close to all downtown attractions, easy access to public
transportation. Great Restaurants, Bars, Pubs and shopping abound in
the immediate area, within walking distance. It comes with two parking
spots,a storage unit where you can deposit our furniture (if you don't
like it and you want use your furniture) Pets are allowed. The
apartment is available for SHORT or LONG TERM , so you can rent it for
how long you wish. Pls I want you to note that, I am a kind and honest
woman and also we spent a lot on our property, so I will solicit for
your absolute maintenance of this apartment. Hope you understand that
it is not the rent that is my problem but I want you to keep it tidy
at all times, hope we have an understanding I and my husband used to
stay there before not until we left for Africa for a construction job
with SHELL , (my husband is a construction engineer)we want a tenant
we can trust so I will ask for you to tell me more about yourself. we
will be Staying in AFRICA now for like 4yrs that is why we have made
up our mind to put up all my apartment for rent to whom ever that will
take good care of it. Also how long do you intend to stay? How soon do
you intend to move in? the property is free for move in now.


THE LOCATION: 7607 172 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB T5T 2B1, Canada Located in
West Edmonton near Shopping centres, West Edmonton Mall, Callingwood
Rec Centre, Jaime Platz YMCA and Lois Hole Library.
RENT:$700
DEPOSIT:$300

(Amenities: Appliances: Dishwasher Dryer
Electric Stove Freezer/Deep Freeze Air Condition 24/7 Internet
Fridge Microwave Washer Washer/Dryer
Hookups Included in Rent: Water/Sewer Parking:
Garage Outside Lot Street )

===========FILL THE RENT APPLICATION =============
1)Full Name(s):

2)Present Address(Current residence):

3)Direct contact phone number(home and cell):

4)Age:

5)Marital Status:

6)How many people will be living in the flat:

7)Do you have a pet ?:

8)Do you have a car? If yes, how many? :

9)Occupation:

10)Citizen of Which Country?

11)How long do you intend to stay?:

12)When are you ready to Move In? Exact Date? :

13) How many months rent can you pay upfront? Minimum ( 1 month rent &
Deposit ) or ( 2 months rent & Deposit & you get (1) month free )
.so which option do you prefer????


IF YOUR OKAY WITH THIS,FILL THE APPLICATION FORM AND TELL ME MORE
ABOUT YOURSELF AND HOW YOU CAN TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE APARTMENT ?


Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you....

From: Sarah Coker <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:49 AM
To: Michelle Banks


Hello ,

Good to hear from you again. You application form has been approved
and you have been accepted as our new tenant you can rent the flat for
as long as you wish to stay .All is set to go and now, in order to
proceed, You are to make payment ONE MONTH RENT PLUS DEPOSIT($1000)
to my husband through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. It is a fast
and reliable way of sending money overseas.Keys and documents will be
sent to you as soon as you make payments . Upon confirmation of the
funds,I will go ahead and have the keys and documents shipped out to
the address you provided via DHL courier service on next day delivery.
You can move in immediately you get the keys or at your convenience.
Once again we will give you this flat because of your assurance to
take good care of it, please do not disappoint us also you would the
rent fees monthly .


Here are the contents that will be delivered to the address you
provided through DHL courier service.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Rent Agreement Paperwork/Permanent Flat form (Containing your
reference details)
3)The Flat documented file.
4)Payment Receipts.
5)Full address and description of the flat.

Please get back to me letting me know if I can go ahead and send the
details and instruction on how to transfer the funds through WESTERN
UNION so that you can make the payment and keys and documents can be
sent to you.Please we are trusting you with our apartment, do not fail
us. Do let me know and get back to me as soon as possible today, so
that my apartment can be hold and secured for you till your move in .

Thank You.

From: Sarah Coker <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: Reply to your Ad on Kijiji
To: Michelle Banks


I want you to look any WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER LOCAL AGENT OR GROCERY STORE near you and make the payment, it is very easy and comfortable to send money when you reach there, just write the payment information's below to the money WESTERN UNION WALMART STORE place and Make the payment here is the information below. immediately the payment is confirmed that mean you have secure the apartment .

WESTERN UNION Money Transfer Payment Information

Receiver's Name: TAYE COKER
Address: 125 Spencer Avenue
State:LAGOS
City: Surulere
Zip Code: 23401
Country: NIGERIA
Text Question: Happy
Text Answer: Valentine
Amount: $100


Payment method is through WESTERN UNION and as soon as you send the payment from the WESTERN UNION agent, you would be given some informations. Please get back to me with the informations giving to you at the WESTERN UNION location . Which includes the following.

Sender Name
MTCN #
Text Question And Answer
Amount sent:
Senders Address

Best Regards,
Sarah.

Thanks for posting this!! I too got an email from Sarah Coker ([email protected]) in response to a Craigslist ad for an apartment rental:

Dear Mr/Mrs ,

First I will say thanks for taking your time to mail me and it hasbeen my sincere pleasure to write you back to let you know that theApartment you are making enquiry of is still available for rent.

This is the Apartment Rent Order:- LONG OR SHORT TERM RENTAL AVAILABLEThe Rent INCLUDING UTILITIES THE LOCATION: 9 Lister Drive, Toronto, ON M2R2W7, Canada ,Perfect forFamilies! Sought out location: Schools, Parks. 2 Entrances, Newelectrical, plumbing, thru-out. The house is brand new! New Kitchenwith Sky Light & Bathrooms with Bubble Tub. Pot Lights. New Slate &Hardwood Floors. New Furnace. New Roof and all new Appliances.Interlocked Front & Backyard. Just Gorgeous! One of a kind on a Huge55 Ft. by 150 Ft. Lot! Minutes to TTC Finch Station. Drewry Bus stopon the corner. Lots of parking on driveway! Walk to Plaza, Restaurantsand Centre Point Mall: Food Basics, No Frills Shoppers Drug Mart,Starbucks, Subway, Tims, Pizza Pizza, Bakery, Cleaners, Post Office,TD, Scotia, BMO and Royal Bank. Must Be Seen!Rent: $500 per monthDamags and Security Deposit :- $500 (Refundable once you'reevacuating the apartment.)Total: $1000

Included items: fully furnished from cutlery to linens; from 3D largeflat screen TV's to designer soap dispensers; top of the linestainless steel built-in fridge, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave,washer & dryer; also includes maid service, central air-cond,utilities, telephone, Amenities :- Dishwasher, Electric Stove, Fridge,Washer/Dryer , Water/Sewer ,High Speed Internet connectivity ,CableKitchen :- Dishwasher , Garbage Disposal ,Refrigerator , MicrowaveInterior:Free Internet Storage Area/RoomMy husband and I will be away for long so the apartment is available forSHORT or LONG TERM , so you can rent it for how long you wish. I andmy husband used to stay there before not until we left for Africa fora construction job with SHELL , For now we are in WEST AFRICA,NIGERIAand I am with the keys and documents of the Apartment, I will sendthem to you after you have filled the form and made payment thedeposit, damage and security fees to me here in WEST AFRICA,NIGERIA.We tried to look for an agent or friends that we can give this keysand document before we left but could not find any at that time,wedon't want our apartment to be dis-organized in our absence that iswhy I brought the keys along with me , kindly fillout the rent Application Form below and get back to me with the filledrent form via email as soon as possible.

=========== RENT APPLICATION FORM ============PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Please answer these questions below if you are Interested
1)Your Full Name_________________________ ____________2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone ________________________ __3)How old are you___________________________ __4)Are you married _ _____________________________ _____5)How many people will be living in the hone__ _________________________6)Do you have a pet ____ __________________________ ___________7)Do you have a car _______ _______________________ ____________8)Occupation ____________ _________________9)How long are you willing to stay _______ ____________________-10)When are you ready to Move In? Exact Date? _______________11)Citizen of Which Country? :-12)How many months rent can you pay upfront? Minimum ( 1 month rent &Deposit = ) or ( 2 months rent & Deposit = & you get (1) month free) .so which option do you prefer????