Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:51 am
From: Car Tel [[email protected]]

Subject: Re: Cozy two bedroom detached house

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. My wife and i just moved to Wales, Fl ;USA for a program called Health Resources and Services Administration( HRSA), the program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, UK, USA . We will be there for 2 to 3 years or more that is why I have made up my mind to put up my house 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?

FEATURES : Laundry, Electric Range, Electric Heat, Master Bedroom, Playground, Car Park.AMENITIES: Air Conditioning, Patio/Party Deck, Cable TV, Ceiling Fans, 24 hours Internet service, Dishwasher, Fire pit, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, security alarm, Pets Friendly, Refrigerator, Washer / Dryer.

DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE..
Number of bedrooms:2
Number of bathrooms:1

Rental price: $950 per month and security Deposit is $475(Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent
Pets Welcome.
Here is the address to the house: 992 Violet Ave, Victoria, BC V8Z 2R6, Canada


In case you see any sign board, they are the Realtor in charge of my house before I decided to take over by my self. I am no more working with them and don't bother to contact them because formerly i wanted to sell the house before me and my Lovely Family now decided to rent it out instead of selling it out.

Get back to me so i can forward you the rental application form i would want you to fill out and also do get back to me asap with your picture as well so let me know whom i am renting my house to.
Pls kindly contact me back via email instead of calling me because i will be very very busy at work 385) 200-1824

Regards
Jason Fowler


From: Car Tel <[email protected]>
Subject: RENTAL APPLICATION FORM !!!

It was nice hearing back from you and i really appreciate it, i want you to know that my wife and i are very happy to see the interest and concern you have show towards renting our home and we believe that you will be a responsible tenant to us, we want you to fill out the rental application form below so that we can know the next step to take as soon as possible.

RENTAL APPLICATION FORM

FIRST NAME:________________
MIDDLE NAME: ________________
LAST NAME: _________________
PROFESSION: ________________
(CELL)PHONE ()_________
(CELL)PHONE () _____________________
(WORK)PHONE () __________
BEST TIME TO CALL _________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY _______
PRESENT ADDRESS: ____________________
CITY: ______________
STATE: _____________
ZIP CODE: _______________ HOW LONG? ____________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
IF THIS Home IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?______________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
HOW MANY MONTHS RENT CAN YOU PAY UPFRONT? MINIMUM ( 1month +
SECURITY DEPOSIT ) or ( 2 months + SECURITY DEPOSIT ), so which option
MONTHLY INCOME:
IF YOU HAVE A PET:
NAME OF PET: _____________
KIND OF PETS: _____________
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE? ___________
DO YOU DRINK? ______________
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for
you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key 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.

Looking forward to hear from you.
Thanks And Remain Blessed.


From: Car Tel <[email protected]>

Subject: ACCEPTED AS OUR TENANT



Thanks for filling the rental application form,I really appreciate you doing that,I want you to know that I am really grateful that finally your Family will be renting my house so hope i am doing the right thing trusting you with my property.I want it to come to your notice that i spent a lot on this property so one thing i can assure you is that you will never regret renting from me and I have concluded on accepting only the security deposit fees to enable me secure the house till you are ready to move so the deposit will be needed as soon as possible so as to proceed with the arrangement of the keys and documents been delivered at your current address to i will urge you to verify the address where you want the package to be delivered so that they will be no mistake shipping it to you via FEDEX .I will be on vacation first week of November Next year so i will be coming to check on you so hope you stick to your words,you will be sending the down payment to me Via Western union Transfer this is where the monthly rent would be sent to until we open an account for the rent please do promise me you would maintain my house it has been a big fight for me to find a responsible tenant that would know what it takes to own a property,please do maintain my home like it yours and you will never regret renting from us.I am looking forward to read back from you so i can send you my details where the Down payment would be sent to.and note that my home is also for sale on other site but my wife and I decided not to sell anymore but to rent to someone responsible,once we confirm a payment from you i would take the for sale listing,thanks for your co operation
.
Hope to read from you soon


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 or MoneyGram 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.
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