by Michelle
Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:45 pm
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: IMMACULATE AND SPACIOUS ONE BEDROOM TO
RENT NOW IN SOUTHKENSINGTON..RENT FEE INCLUDES ALL BILLS
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:04:16 -0700
From: tobi johnson <[email protected]>
To: Michelle Banks
Thanks for your email response and it is my gladness to hear from you.I
am Tobi Johnson,the owner of the flat you are making inquiry of.I lived
in the flat with my wife and we moved away due to my transfer from my
working place ,my flat is Located at *24 Rosary Gardens,South
kensington, London , SW7 4NT * and presently my flat is still available
for rent for 100 GBP per week and deposit for the flat is 400 GBP
including the utilities like hydro,washer,gas,broadband internet, the
rent fee includes all bills & council tax and one secured parking
Space,it is fully furnished and of a high standard ..I went for a
Crusade in West Africa as i am a minister of God i will like you to get
in touch with my wife in the United states for more details & pictures
of our apartment as She will be handling the rental of the flat.Please i
want you to note that we are a kind and honest people also we spent a
lot of money and time on the property that i want to give you for
rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this Flat and
want you to treat it as your own... we are deciding very soon on who to
take our flat. Email my wife Mercy, on *[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>* she will attend to you better
and let you know the procedures of renting the flat, Thanks for your
interest.
Best Regards,
Tobi Johnson
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.
