Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: melissa brown [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 16 December 2010 15:00
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Superb and amazing one bderoom self contained flat in London (all bills inclusive)

Thanks for the interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available for rent and you can stay in my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due. Here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.

Rent £300 pcm : £ 75.00 pw
Security Deposit: £ 500.00 (Returnable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet) Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm.

However, At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i need to know some few question about you.Can you keep my flat clean and tidy? Do you have references in London?. Kindly reply for further information and i will like to know where you are coming from to stay in my flat.

I look forward to reading from you. Have a wonderful week ahead of you.

Regards
Mr/Mrs Brown

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.

From: melissa brown <[email protected]>
Date: 2011/2/4
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Superb and delicious Double bedroom flat in London city avalable for short and long term stay
To: Michelle Banks


Thanks for the reply and the sincere interest you have in my flat.My flat is fully furnished in and out as you can see in the picture and there is a garage and a off street parking in my flat,I spoke with my lawyer some couple of minute ago concerning the interest you have in my flat and we both agreed to have you in my flat.

Furthermore. i would like to know when will be convenient for you concerning the viewing so that we can fixed a particular time for the viewing and i can as well inform my lawyer because he would be present for the viewing as well,because the tenancy agreement and the keys to my flat is with him, but,It is 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 outside 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 there employees.

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 £ 500 which is refundable after your first week stay in my flat, would be required from you to transfer through western union transfer agent. You can make the transfer with your name as a sender name and your partner or friend in UK premises as a 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 and you can as well tell your friend or partner to pick up the money and also, i will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.

I look forward to reading from you soon. (+447024093708)

Regards
Mr/Mrs Brown

Next a very busy person ...
This morning (20th March 2011):
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RE: Reply to your ad: Magnificent Double Bedroom flat in Brightonavailable for short and long term stay
From: melissa brown <[email protected]>
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Thanks for the interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available for rent and you can stay in my flat as long as you pay your rent as at when due. Here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.

Rent £300 pcm : £ 75.00 pw
Security Deposit: £ 500.00 (Returnable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet) Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm.

However, At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i need to know some few question about you.Can you keep my flat clean and tidy? Do you have references in Brighton?. Kindly reply for further information and i will like to know where you are coming from to stay in my flat.

I look forward to reading from you. Have a wonderful week ahead of you.

Regards

Mr/Mrs Brown
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Greetings

Krzysztof K

Welcome and thanks for the posts Krzysztof K.
Hopefully the information you have supplied will help others.

Thanks, I hope it will help.

Krzysztof K

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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 and you can as well tell your friend or partner to pick up the
money and also, i promise to refund back to you the cost of transfer
when we meet.

I look forward to reading from you soon.

Regards
Mr/Mrs Brown
+447045790739

Hiya,

I received exactly the same email for a stunning property that is located in DE1 1SJ Stafford Street.
I hope they'll get caught sooner or later!

uh, just a note:

seems like the person(s) have 2 email addresses - probably because the first email address has been blocked already? - so they could contact people from either

[email protected] or the [email protected]

uh, just a note:

seems like the person(s) have 2 email addresses - probably because the first email address has been blocked already? - so they could contact people from either

[email protected] or the [email protected]

Another email address to add: [email protected]