by Con Warner
Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:20 pm
From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: realestate.com.au Enquiry: 9113968 - 45 York St ADELAIDE 5000
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:50:43 +0000
Hello,
Thank you for your interest. My name is Danielle Barton and from the internet add you could see, the apartment is located in: 45 York St, ADELAIDE, 5000, SA, Australia. Nice and modern 3 Bedroom Apartment - Fully furnished.
I am looking for someone to live in it because my company has won the auction for a project, in constructions, for a building that will rise up in London, United Kingdom. I am a civil engineer, so my accommodation period in United Kingdom will be about 5 years.
I`m the owner of the apt and it's like in the pics. The minimum lease term is 3 months up to 5 years.
The apartment is furnished, but I have the option of sending all my furniture into storage if you want to bring your own (no extra costs). The rent for 1 month is AU $1400 (for the whole apartment) including all utilities (water, electricity, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator). You can move in the apt in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and i'm in United Kingdom, but I hope that we will find a solution. The requested deposit is for 1 and 1/2 months of rent (AU $1400 + AU $700)
Thank you for your interest and I will look forward to hearing from you soon.
Danielle Barton
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.
