Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Thu May 04, 2017 11:35 am
richard hamlin <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi again,

I discussed with my wife and we agree to rent the apartment to you. I already signed an agreement with Airbnb Management (www.airbnb.com) to make all the necessary arrangements for you to view the apartment before signing the lease agreement and sending the payment to me as a landlord. I will cover the transaction and delivery fees. I will proceed with the rental transaction ONLY if you agree with the terms and conditions of Airbnb Management.

To avoid any misunderstanding I will provide with all the steps of this transaction through Airbnb Management.

I NEED TO BE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAR FOR YOU SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE STEPS OF THE TRANSACTION BECAUSE I CAN NOT CHANGE THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ALSO I WILL PAY FOR THE TRANSACTION AND DELIVERY FEES AND JUST IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND I WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THEM!

Airbnb Management are already in custody of the keys and all the necessary documents. The ownership is already confirmed with the building management from Canada and also with a Real Estate Professional Department in London, United Kingdom. They just need my approval and your information so they can proceed with the transaction.

-You need to provide me your contact details: full name, mailing address (street, number, city and postal code), cell phone number, move-in date and duration of lease preferred (e.g. 6 months or 1 year rental contract with option of renewal). The lease agreement will be a standard one from the Canadian government.

- I will inform Airbnb Management that I approve the rental transaction.
- Airbnb Management will send you a notification(via email) with the transaction details, delivery details and payment information
- You need to send the amount of 1300$( 1st month rent from the rental contract + damage deposit-refundable in the last month of rent from contract) to the the Airbnb Management ESCROW ACCOUNT, provided to you in the notification.
THE PAYMENT NEEDS TO BE SENT WITHIN 24 BUSINESS HOURS AFTER YOU WILL RECEIVE THE TRANSACTION DETAILS OR ELSE THEY WILL CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL FEE.
- After the payment is completed you need to send the payment details to Airbnb Management.
- Airbnb Management will check the payment confirmation and start the shipping procedure through UPS Air Cargo.
- You will receive the package (keys, apartment documents and lease agreement) in 3 business days. After the keys will be delivered at your address you will have 5 business days (inspection time) to check the apartment. The inspection time will start from the moment you will be at the building.
- If you decide to keep the apartment you just need to sign the lease agreement and Airbnb Management can release the funds to me. If you don`t want to keep the apartment you will receive a full payment refund including any payment fee.

Please note that Airbnb Management can NOT release the funds without your approval. You will have full control of the payment. They can release the payment to me as a landlord just after they will receive the lease agreement with your signature.

Using Airbnb Management involves three parties: me as owner, you as a potential tenant and Airbnb Management as a responsible third party authorized to handle this transaction. Airbnb Management works the same way as the escrow account on which you place the deposit when you rent an apartment, except that instead of a bank, we use Airbnb Management.

I can NOT rent the apartment any other way because the building management has strict rules about renting private properties and they strongly recommend me to use a professional property management company.


You can reach me any time at: +44.2086380990 (if you are calling from Canada you need to dial 011-44.2086380990) or you can email me with your number and I can give you a call so we can discuss about this.

Let me know if you have the funds available (1300CAD$) so we can move forward and e-mail me your full information I requested.


Thanks


This Scammer will arrange to send you an Invoice -- Make no mistake, the Invoice will be fake !
If you are reading this because you have received such an invoice, kindly forward it to the address in my signature line and I will report the details to the appropriate authorities.
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by katycat Thu May 04, 2017 5:21 pm
I am so lucky I found this site. Just saved me 1300$! Thank you! Here is my email.
Richard and Selina Moran are the scammers' name this time.
+44 20 8638 0990

The package is now in our custody and it is ready to be sent to your address. We have checked the package. The Landlord, Mr. Richard Moran has sent you 2 keys from the outside door of the building, 3 keys from the apartment door, 2 keys from storage unit, key-card access for parking, copies from the apartment documents and the lease agreement. We checked all the apartment documents and lease agreement with our Real Estate Professional Department and confirmed the ownership with the building management. After the payment is confirmed to our company the transaction starts and you will receive the package in 3 business days. After the inspection period you must give us the final answer. If you don`t want to rent the apartment you will receive a full refund via MoneyGram within 24 business hours and the package is sent back to the landlord.

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Transaction for: Apartment Keys and Lease Agreement Verified Signed by the Landlord.
Owner of the apartment located in: 84 Snow St, Winnipeg, MB R3T 0P8, Canada
Transaction Amount: 1300.00$ CAD;
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PAYMENT INFORMATION

You must pay the amount of: 1300.00$ CAD using MoneyGram (http://www.moneygram.com) to our Escrow Payments Representative:

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FIRST NAME: THOMAS
LAST NAME: RANKES
ADDRESS: 55 RIDGE ROAD
CITY: LONDON
ZIP CODE: N21 3EJ
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
[noted - Tim]
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HERE ARE THE NEAREST MONEYGRAM OFFICES WHERE YOU CAN SEND THE PAYMENT:




Important Note: For business money transfer or internet transactions, MoneyGram charges customers a fee between 100-150.00$ CAD (an international fee imposed by the state of Canada) and also it take up to 48 hours to validate the payment in United Kingdom. If you would like to avoid this fee select the option MoneyGram "Cash Pick Up" used to send money to someone that you know and inform the MoneyGram agent that is NOT a business transaction. The payment will be received in Escrow Account in the same day you sent the payment.

After the payment is sent please e-mail us at the following information:

-8 digit REFERENCE NUMBER
-Sender's, full name and address
-Receiver's full name
-The total amount sent
-Scanned Receipt from MoneyGram (required to be sent)


FOR ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE OR CALL +44 20 32875949. OUR BUSINESS HOURS ARE FROM 09:00 A.M. (GMT TIME) TO 05:00 P.M. (GMT TIME) MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY!
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Last edited by Tim Atem on Thu May 04, 2017 7:33 pm, edited 2 times in total. Reason: Added quotes for clarity.

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