Rental Scammer - [email protected]

To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc:

Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in, Rathgar, Dublin 6
I am the owner of the apartment. My name is Vincenzo Simeoni from Italy/Rome. I bought the apartment while working in Ireland.
The apartment has 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen. Is available for long-term, it's in excellent condition, very clean and fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances.
The rent is 1170 Euro per month. A security bond of 1170 Euro is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). The apartment is fully furnished, like in the pictures. If you have any question please let me know.

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant). I want only serious people with a healthy financial situation. So could you please email me something that shows you are financially stable... anything you want that shows you're in a good financial situation.

Please see the apartment pictures attached.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you
Vincenzo Simeoni

I just had the exact same email for a different venue!
Did you end up getting scammed or what was the result?
He also used the email address for me: [email protected]

Here is his email:

"Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in The Birches, Dundrum, Dublin 14
I am the owner of the apartment. My name is Vincenzo Simeoni from Italy/Rome. I bought the apartment while working in Ireland.
The apartment has 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen. Is available for long-term, it's in excellent condition, very clean and fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances.
The rent is 1100 Euro per month. A security bond of 1100 Euro is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). The apartment is fully furnished, like in the pictures. If you have any question please let me know.

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant). I want only serious people with a healthy financial situation. So could you please email me something that shows you are financially stable... anything you want that shows you're in a good financial situation.

Please see the apartment pictures attached.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you"

Hi I just got this email with pics from this address. How does the scam work do you know?

Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in Shalimar, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
I am the owner of the apartment. My name is Giuseppe Bennici from Italy/Rome. I bought the apartment while working in Ireland.
The apartment has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen. Is available for long-term, it's in excellent condition, very clean and fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances.
The rent is 1100 Euro per month. A security deposit of 1100 Euro is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). The apartment is fully furnished, like in the pictures. If you have any question please let me know.

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant). I want only serious people with a healthy financial situation. So could you please email me something that shows you are financially stable... anything you want that shows you're in a good financial situation.

Please see the apartment pictures attached.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you
Giuseppe Bennici

Welcome to Scamwarners,

What was the scammers email address?

from: Vincenzo Simeoni <[email protected]>
to: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
date: Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 5:58 PM
subject: Shalimar, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

is the email information. I assume I was bcc'd on it.

It was cc'd because the scammer is scared that someone may report his email address. So, he wants to be able to stay in touch with any potential victim he may have on the hook.

Make sure you can physically go inside any rental and meet the landlord face to face prior to renting.

Ask any questions you may have on Scamwarners if in doubt.

Thanks

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

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 or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,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.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

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 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: Vincenzo Simeoni < [email protected] >
Subject: Shalimar, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
To: "[email protected]" < [email protected] >


Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in Shalimar, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
I am the owner of the apartment. My name is Giuseppe Bennici from Italy/Rome. I bought the apartment while working in Ireland.
The apartment has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen. Is available for long-term, it's in excellent condition, very clean and fully furnished with all the necessary equipment and appliances.
The rent is 1100 Euro per month. A security deposit of 1100 Euro is required at the start of the lease and it will be refunded at the end of the contract (a 30 day notice is required). The apartment is fully furnished, like in the pictures. If you have any question please let me know.

If further interested, please give me some information about yourself (age, job, lifestyle or whatever you think makes you a good tenant). I want only serious people with a healthy financial situation. So could you please email me something that shows you are financially stable... anything you want that shows you're in a good financial situation.

Please see the apartment pictures attached.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing back from you
Giuseppe Bennici

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

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 or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,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.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

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 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.