by Michelle
Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:35 pm
[email protected] wrote:
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.
"Nice hearing from you, My name is Steven the owner of the apartment you are
making enquiry of, Actually I resided in the apartment with my family, such
as my wife ...... We are both on a Christian Mission (Crusade) to UK and we
have decided to rent out our apartment for charity purpose, My wife and I
have now decided to give it out, so for now the apartment is available for
rent. below is the address
2225 Holdom Ave
Burnaby, BC V5B 3W5
Its a spacious and lovely 1 bedroom 2 bathrooms, Utilities are included
and Pets are allowed... Kitchen completely equipped, Kettle - Toaster -
Dishwasher - Freezer -Microwave - Oven -Dryer - Heat - Water - Washing
Machine, parking available, Laundry available ,Please I want you to note
that I am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property that I
want to give you for rent, so I will solicit for your absolute maintenance
of the apartment and I would want you to treat it as your own, I would like
you to keep it tidy all the time I also want you to let me have trust in you
as I always stand on my word. The rental fees is $350 per month including
utilities for the whole of the apartment ,I can rent the apartment to you
either long term or short term. you can go and view the exterior and the
area if you like it we will
proceed further to ship the keys and documents of the apartment to you.
I'm pretty sure you'd like the exterior and incase you wish to proceed
further I can forward you the full interior pictures for you to have an idea
how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the
application process
I await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the
document and the keys of the apartment to you, please we are
giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your
words, you know that we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods
hand ,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you
more as you do this and let me know if you are interested
so i can email you the Application form Today
NB: Please do not call if you have not received the rental application form and statement of rental policy. you can request for the free rental
application form by replying to this email"
God Bless
Pastor Steven
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.
