by Michelle
Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:50 pm
From: Cory Hopper <[email protected]>
Attached is the agreement/contract and payment details for your move in deposit.
Here's the landlord bank account that you will be making the payment of $1,419 to via bank deposit/transfer.
Bank: First convenience bank
Name: Beverly Albert
Account Number: 470064007
Routing Number: 111906271
Home Address: 134 S 400 E, Salt Lake City.
I will appreciate if you can get back to me with the signed copy of the paperwork and transfer/deposit slip, so i can have everything setup on how you will be moving in asap.
Best.
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.
