by Michelle
Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:16 am
From: Aaron Kirkland <[email protected]>
Date: 2010/10/25
Subject: Re:
To: Michelle Banks
Dear Michelle
We could meet and maybe sign the tenancy agreement next
Saturday but you see these is due to previous predicament that I have
gone through in the past trying to rent the property to some
students,I have got to realize so many people are not really in need
of an apartment all they do is secure a place in advance, My last
experience in trying to rent the property to a particular lady had got
me to predicate on these,she made me believe she was willing and ready
to get the apartment she even went to the extend of showing me her
statement of account,which made me took her for the viewing but after
taking her for the viewing,she saw the apartment and got to love it
and never wanted to loose it,so she kept pleading i retain it for her
because she is not financially composed at the moment,which i did but
end up disastrously.
So basically for me to be sure of you been willing and ready
to get the apartment I will employ you walk into any Post Office in
your area,find a Money gram agent and send the total bill cash
£1500(two months rent and one month refundable deposit) to your
partener`s name(NOT to ME),or your partener should send it to you with
location of Aberdeen or any other city in UK,All I need is for you to
get back to me with the receipt issued to you after making the
transaction so I can confirm it! When we will meet in person to sign
the papers we will go together to Money Gram and you or your partner
will withdraw the cash and pay me in hand or you can pay me on Monday
by bank transfer! I just need to see that you do have the money
available and you do have serious intentions in renting the flat! If
the Money Gram agent will ask you about the receiver you should tell
him that is your cousin because the transfer fees will be cheaper!
Anyway I will pay for it either you take the flat or not! I will book
the flight for Saturday as soon as I have your positive answer because
I can come only in weekends!
I do apologise for that but as I told you last time when I
arrived to Aberdeen to show the flat to a person everything was a
stupid joke and I hope you understand me because I don`t want to waste
my time and money on plane tickets..
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.
