Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Sandra Garberr <[email protected]> escribió:
Hola, prefiero responder en inglés porque mi espanol no es muy buena..

My name is Sandra Garberr,I'm from Germany and I'm owner of the flat. The apartment located on Carrer de la Portaferrissa 1, Barcelona is available. As you can see it's in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. It's the second time when I'm renting my apartment!
The rent is 460 € per month with all expenses(water,electricity,gas,internet) included.

Thanks and waiting news from you.

Sincerely,
Sandra Garberr

Sandra Garberr <[email protected]>:
Good day,


Yes, is possible to rent the flat for min. one year.


The apartment is available,you will only have to receive the keys to check it.
In order of that, I've found a way for us to complete the deal safely and fast,so you will receive the keys in less than 3 days.The solution I've chosen is provided by a company called Duchy Estates (www.duchy-estates.com) ;they handle rentals for people who are unable to solve them alone, which are abroad etc., so they will take care both the delivery and payment issues.

Regarding the monthly payments I want to receive them in my personal bank account, so I hope it will be no problem.

I would like to know more details about you.. is very important for me to know who will live in the apartment.
Finally I will request from you the money for 1 month of rent + 1 month warranty.

Thanks and I'll explain you how we will do this.

Sincerely,
Sandra

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.