Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:57 pm
From: regan venassa <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Fully furnished room available for rent in Central Paris
To: Con Warner


Hello,

Thanks so much for the reply and interest in my room, Am Vanessa Regan ,am 24 years old, My father owns the flat but is now late,Am a Briton and i move to Paris 2 years ago after the death of my father to oversee my late fathers property here in Paris ,i live alone in the flat, Am a professional, I have been pretty busy , i work as a wedding planner. and this is taking too much of my time, so am a busy type, if you don't mind ? however, the room is still available .The room has the following amenities:The room has a very big bed that can sleep two people with a Television connected to cable Small refrigerator apart from a big freezer in the kitchen Private bathroom with toilet drawer Reading desk,
Wall cupboard,Internet connection

The Apartment has the following Amenities:

Washing Machine
Heater
Dish washer
Storage
A big living room fully furnished with a television connected to cable Internet facility .

The transport facilities is quite ok in the area, the flat is very close to train station and public transport...

The rent per month is 500 Euros and a security deposit of 700 Euros ,The security is refundable, at the end of your stay in my flat, the security deposit will be refund back to you, The rent include all bills and bills are for Gas , Water , Electricity , tenement rate ,phone ,heater ,tax ,internet connection.

If you are truly interested in renting my room, you will have to pay the security deposit and one month rent in advance to show some seriousness that you really want this room, so that i can reserve the room for you for the period you want, cos a lot of people have wasted my time on this issue and i really want to deal with people who are serious and genuinely interested in the room.. I will like to have a brief introduction of your self, so that i can have idea of whom you are .

I will send to you some pictures of the room and the rental agreement form to see what next to do, hope you understand me? Thanks once again for the interest in my room while waiting to read from you.
Best Regards,
Vanessa.

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.

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by Anenid Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:51 am
Hi, I am in touch by mail with this person.
I asked for more pictures, or another contact but she stopped answering. I'll try to set a meeting, or look at the apartment. I will not give any money till I'm not sure this apartment exists,
by Dotti Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:48 am
There will be no meeting and no apartment visit. This is an African scammer who does not own an apartment at all. His only intention is to steal your money. If "she" sends you photos, they will be stolen from the internet.

You need to cut off all contact with this scammer. He is a criminal, who has your real information. Just drop him and walk away.

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