Rental Scammer - [email protected]

> Von: Marta Muscatello < [email protected] >
> Betreff: Re: Zimmer für Februar
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> Hello ,
> I m Elena Guidetti 24 Years originally from Italy the apartment belongs to my late father and my mother have been managing and maintaining the apartment, .am undergraduate student of University and apartment is very close to city center and its easy to public transportation and supermarket and store apartment is 72msq and room is 25msqft
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> A little more about me:
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> I am a undergraduate student studying Computer Sceince at the University. I am very responsible, very clean, respectful of others space, and like to cook.I also love to make new friends and i will be happy to be your friend and i know that you will be happy to be my friend because i am nice,look,loving and i like to go out to have fun,and all other good thing.
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> Apartment exact address is............ Kapellenstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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> The lease is --€350 /Month/per room/ including the utilities,fridge-freezer,oven, washing machine, dryer, gas cooker,microwave, dishwasher, electricity bill, internet
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> charges and others.
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> €600 for the security deposit which is refundable during the departure time
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> Thanks for the introduction of your self,you really sound great.... never mind i can reserve one bedrooms for you till your arrival date since there is a perfect procedure that we both have to undergo before you can proceed with the payment
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> However If you really have interest in renting the room just let me have this request below
> -FULL NAME,
> -YOUR EXACT ARRIVAL DATE,
> -YOUR DEPARTURE DATE,
> -YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS
> -SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ID,
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> So that i can quickly instruct our family lawyer to prepare the tenant agreement form for you, to see the terms and condition of the contract and if
> you are okay with the terms and condition then you can proceed with the 1month rent and security deposit to my mother Bank accounts or Via western union money transfer so that the room can be reserve for you till your arrival date because there are alot of people that also have interest in renting the room,but my mother prefer the most serious person who pay her first..
> The signed agreement form will be send to you first through attached mail(with the scanned page of my international passport).for you to read and understand,after which you will proceed with the payment ,i'll now send you the original copy through a registered courier to your address for you to sign and bring along with you when moving in. Have a nice day

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.