Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:31 am
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Coco Home <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,

Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house..I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of...Actually I resided in the house with my family before and presently we have moved out due to my transfer from my work now in Warsaw,Poland. Presently my house is still available for rent for $850(rent already includes utilities).More so Now, i am currently in Lagos,Nigeria for an international Christian follower's crusade.

Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem 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. I will like to let you know that i initially wanted to sell the house but my wife advised i rent it out to responsible people who could take very good care of it. I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.
Property Address:(603 Holt Avenue Manchester, NH 03109)


It has a dramatic entry foyer with ceramic floor. Extremely spacious rooms throughout with lots of big windows...nice and light! New neutral paint and some newer carpet..Very quiet, low traffic area. Appliances included are washer, dryer, oven,dishwasher, new fridge (7/07)...I believe its absolutely a perfect home for you and your family.Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW

RENT APPLICATION FORM..

FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:_________ __ ___
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO Y OU DRINK ___ __ _________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?

Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you...Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we have not seen yet and only putting everything into Gods hands,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.....

The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to move in as soon as you wish to...A Deposit of $800 (which happens to be the security deposit) is also required before moving in.....Feel free to call me for more information and arrangements on how to get the keys and other necessary documents delivered to you...The house will be available for rent for a period of 4 years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there...
You can call me anytime on (011-234-808-296-2882 or +234-808-296-2882).

Regards and Remain Blessed.

P.S. You could see the kind of missionary work we do on this site (www.missionary-blogs.com)


From: Coco Home <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Subject: Acceptance
To: Con Warner


Hello,

Thanks so much for the email. I am glad to read from you.After we received your application form in the email, my wife and i went through it and we feel satisfied with it. We will be very happy to have you as our tenant and also we will like to thank you again for the informative reply as your personal data has been documented for further rental paperwork and reference purposes.

The move in cost is the Security Deposit $800 and the rent $850 which is a total of ($1650) and now that you have stated that you are really interested in the house, it is okay by us because you seem to be more eligible among our applicants that is why we are considering your interest and hope you are definitely going to take good care of the house which is our main concern.

My wife and I have decided to accept the move in cost payment so as we will be able to send you the keys and document for your move-in. Directly send the payment to me via Western union Money Transfer. This is important because the payment will be used for the fee of a postal delivery service to your location through FedEx, as the home delivery details will be forwarded to you in advance. Moreso, the payment has to be made to secure the house for yourself. So i will tell any other person contacting me that the house is already rented. Please once again we are giving you this based on trust and hope you do not disappoint us.

The postal package will contain the following documents and items;

1) House Entrance keys and the rooms Keys
2) House Rental form(Containing your reference details)
3) The house documentary file
4) Deposit Receipt .
5) Full address and description of the house.
6) Lease Agreement Form.
7) Payment Receipt

The house vital informative papers and keys will be delivered to your present address 24 hrs after the payment is made.
Please, once again I am making this rental agreement with you based on trust and hope you do not disappoint us. Please get back to me ASAP with a reply, so that l will inform you on how to make the payment.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE HOUSE CALL ME ON (+234-808-296-2882 or 011-234-808-296-2882).

Regards.

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.

Email: [email protected]

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