Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:52 pm
Hello,



Thanks for having interrest in my flat,.below are the details of my flat .



Postcode: SE10 9TX

Street: Trafalgar Road Greenwich London

A modern and prestigious 1 bedroom apartment with views over the river. The property has 1 bathroom, a large fitted kitchen. Air conditioning, and private parking.



Term: Rental

Rent per month: £400

Rent per week;£100

Deposit:£500

Rent for the whole month plus refundable security deposit,1000pounds

All the bills are included



Bedroom: 1

Bathroom ensuite

Status: Available



Transport / Amenities

nearest station Greenwich: 5 mins

Nearest Transport Station: Maze Hil: 8 mins

Parking

Underground



Full Description: A stunning 1 bedroom apartment in this prestigious new Greenwich university development,restaurants within 5km of North Greenwich Tube Station. This luxurious apartment has mosaic tiled bathroom ,a state of the art fitted kitchen with all integrated appliances, , (mobile and television connectivity), air conditioning. There is secureunderground parking, Nearest train station: Maze Hill – 15 minutes from London Bridge with all its shops, bars restaurants and transport links.





Home Features

Air conditioning

Alarm

Car Parking Space

Cable/Satellite

CCTV

Central Heating

Dishwasher

Drying machine

En-suite bathroom

Microwave



Regards

Mr & Mrs

Kovacs

From: susan kovacs <[email protected]>
Date: 9 November 2010 21:08
Subject: viewing procedures
To: Con Warner


Thanks for getting back to me.I have considered your financial status and i will agree with the 100pounds for the deposit, However, it was unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat because that's where i work with M. Gould (Scunthorpe) Ltd.

Some tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are in london, also some do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by their employers.

Henceforth my lawyer and i have decided to carry out a simple test on financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statement. At least 1 month rent and security deposit which is £1000 before but now you can transfer 500pounds which i agree with and the deposit is refundable after your first week stay in my flat, would be required from you to transfer through Western union money transfer. You can make the transfer with your name as a sender name and your partner or friend in UK as the receiver.

Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will send it to my lawyer to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your friend's custody, after verification, then we can proceed for the viewing.

Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before the receiver picks up the money and also, i will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.

Kindly reply if you have more questions to ask.or call me +447024081596

I look forward to reading from you.

Kind Regards

Kovacs

This person asks 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.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union and they will send the keys through a courier company.

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 an_mach Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:03 am
HI can you verify for me is this the same scammer as you have posted above?
From: Susan Kovacs <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Monday, January 2, 2012 8:10 PM
Subject: flat details in adelaide

How are you doing today? I saw your profile on share-accomodation

Grenfell Street, ADELAIDE


Rent.700Aud per month
Refundable Bond,400 Aud
Rent for the month and bond 1100Aud for the first month

Fully furnished
All the bills are inclusive

Bedroom number 1
Bathroom number 1

Home Amenities
wardrobe and kitchen with double-oven cooker, fridge-freezer,
microwave, shower-room/toilet... high speed internet facility high
speed,toilet and bath is ensuite with the room,

This 1 bedroom apartment centrally located in Grenfell street offers access to the CBD, Universities and all public transport. Adelaide is surrounded by the serene park lands,cafes, restaurants, the Festival Theatre,Casino and the river Torrens.


Thanks for your swift response,the flat has a sitting room and a very big room as well,am only looking for someone who's tidy and clean so as to be able to keep the flat clean.I work and live in the UK (London) but that won't deprive me for letting the house to you.the flat belongs to my sick mother who has moved here with me in london so i can take good care of her that is why i decided to rent the flat out because i just dont want it to be vacant,the flat is fully furnished and all the bills are inclusive. But am not sure that the flat will be available till then because there so much interested candidate as well,More so,I have already made all the necessary arrangement for the documents and the flat keys with DHL courier service to have it delivered to any interested candidate address within 48hrs of the total interest ,once you are able to provide all neccesary requirements.You can move in the flat once you have the keys.If you want to proceed or you want me to retain the flat for you till arrive, you can send me the following information so i can prepare a contract form for you and after you can make a payment and the flat will be reerved for you and keys would be delivered to you on where you wish it to be deliverd whether in vietham or when you get to brisbane.
Your full name, Your address, passport number, occupation, move in date, Telephone number, How many occupant,.
+447024081596 that is my mobile in UK.
Regard


Email removed for poster's safety. Too much personal info - CW
Last edited by Con Warner on Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:32 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Put emails into order.
by Con Warner Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:02 am
Welcome to ScamWarners an_mach

It's difficult to confirm if it is the same scammer. It's highly likely.
One thing that can be confirmed is that it is definitely a scammer that you are in contact with.

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