Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:41 am
Thank you for the most eloquent response to my listing, I'm the owner of the apartment you are making inquiry of. Actually i resided in the apartment with my family, before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my church where i work for and now situated in Lauren, South Carolina, USA and presently my apartment is still available for rent and I'm not willing to sale my apartment anymore. It include the utilities like hydro, washer and security, I have my furniture in the store if you which to move in with your furnished items, no problem. Please i want you to note that i'm a kind and honest man and also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give you for rent, i will want you to take absolute care of my apartment and I want you to treat it as your own, money is not the most important thing but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up.. The rent per month is 200pounds per month and it includes all the utilities.

PROPERTY FEATURES
Rental : 200Pounds
Heating features: Central, Electric Source
Status: Active & Available Now
Smoking: Allowed
Lease terms: Short & Long term
Address: 4 Chesshyre St Brynmill, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA2 0DB

RENTAL APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name_________________________
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone ________________________
3)How old are you___________________________
4)Are you married _ _____________________________
5)Occupation __ _________________________
6)Current rent payment ____ __________________________
7)Reason for moving out?_______ _________
8)How many people will be living in the apartment ____________
9)The rent fee available now __ ____________________________
10)How long are you willing to stay ___________________________
11)When do you intend to move in ___
12)Do you have a pet _____________________________________
13)Do you smoke

Awaiting your reply soon. May you and your family continue to be blessed
Yours Sincerely.

Mike

Once the application form is sent, he will reply with this...

Thank you very much for your reply l can see your willingness in this apartment I want you to know that i am satisfied with your profile and l also believe l can have trust in you. l showed your profile to my wife and Son they said they are ok with it.l want you to know that l can let you stay in my apartment till the period of time you wish to.
I want you to know that the rent fee is among the utilities so you can use them anytime but make sure you take proper care of my properties.We will come and pay you a visit after you have moved into our home to see how you are maintaining it,You will be paying to the rent fee via Western Union because l think it reliable,secured and fast,l wish you best of luck in your work, from your profile l can see that you are responsible and a hard working person may the almighty Lord lead you in what ever you wish to do.
Amenities
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# 1Bedroom
# 1Bathroom
# Extra Toilet
# Extra Guest Room
# Sofa Bed
# Bed Linen
Accommodation Features
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Wood Floor
Heater
Central Heating
Equiped Kitchen
Tv: Cable/Satellite TV
Video/Stereo
Internet
Air Conditioning
Full Kitchen
Refrigerator
Garage/Car park
pets allowed

Kitchen Features
........................ ...........
Washing machine
Juice Machine
Iron
Toaster
Oven
Dishwasher
Coffee Maker
Microwave
Refrigerator
Stove
As soon as the 1st month deposit payment has been confirmed by me i will go ahead and commence on how the apartment keys/Documents will be delivered to you via a courier service on next day delivery and it will be delivered to the address you provided. Let me hear back from you as soon as possible so that l can go arrange for the delivery of the keys/Documents.Once again l'm giving you this apartment on trust and do not dissapoint me because l dont want my house to be destroyed,no problem if you wish to move in with your own properties.l still have one extra room that is empty so you can easily put my own things that you think you dont need in there.
Here are the contents of the document.
1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent house form (Containing your reference details)
3)The house documentary file.
4)Payment Receipt.
5) Full address and description of the house.
Let me know if i can forward you the information on where to send the payment to me via Western Union local agent store around you. Once payment is being confirmed i will send you the tracking number on how to pick the keys/document up.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
REMAIN BLESSED

Mike

And then he'll ask for payment like this...

Thanks so much for assuring me that you'll take very good care of my flat for me,am very happy and grateful to find out that you are a God-fearing and honest person,so you'll be paying the first month rent deposit fee through Western Union money transfer so that i can get the keys and documents shipped out to you in package, and also i have re-verified your address for the delivery of the package to you and also i want you to know that all the utilities and facilities fee has already been included with the rent fee such as electricity, council tax, TV license,gas bills, water e.t.c. so you will not need to pay them again and they have already been edited to your name, and also you'll be making the payment of the first month rent deposit fee through Western Union money transfer.

So here is the information that you will be using to make the first month rent deposit through Western Union Transfer.

Payment Information For The First Month Deposit Payment:

Receivers name: Mike Smith
Address: 100 North Harper Street.
City: Laurens
State: South Carolina
Zip code : 29360,
Country: USA


So as soon as you make payment at the western union local store you would be given some information,You would have to get back to me with the information below.

Full Senders Name:
MTCN #:
Amount Sent:


You can go ahead and make the payment and get back to me with the information you received from Western Union after making the payment so as to get the package shipped out to you as soon as its confirmed. I assure you that there will not be any problem, just promise to take care of my flat as soon as you move in.

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

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 payment to 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.

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 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.

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by Waeffe Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:53 pm
Hey there,

I saw this on Gumtree around the same time.

Now apart from the obvious in all the wording of the ad....

The thing is I spent quite a bit of my childhood next door in 5 Chesshyre St, as this was my Nan's house! So it was very much amazing to see it advertised the way it was. Once I had stopped laughing, I realised the possible consequences of it and told my boss in work.

Why....he happens to live in my Nan's house and quickly contacted his neighbours in number 4 to tell them and they reported it to gumtree, who thankfully took it down :)

Small world eh?

Waeffe

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