by Michelle
Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:24 pm
[email protected] wrote
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 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.
Thanks for the interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available for rent and you can rent 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 : £ 80.00 pw
Security Deposit: £ 400.00 (returnable at the end of a month stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license, wireless Internet) Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm
However, my flat is fully furnished in and out with all necessary house use. At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i need to know some few question about you. Can you take care of my flat as it is? How many months / weeks do you intend to rent my flat for? Do you have references in Bristol?
Kindly reply for further information and i would like to know which city/country you are coming from to stay in my flat.
Regards
Mrs Ashley
Thanks for your swift response,I can make reservation for you for the said period of time stated in your previous email. in the mean time kindly forward the below details to me so that I can forward it to my solicitor to start drafting the contract which you will sign at your arrival to my flat details needed for the contract are:
Your full name:
Present address:
Confirmed move-in date:
Purpose of visit to the UK:
However owing to my past unpleasant experience of inviting intending tenant to view my flat without confirming if they are actually able to pay their rent at the right time has caused me a great discomfort and as such do not want to experience it anymore, because I have to travel all the way to take interested candidate round my flat. I do hope you understand my point of view. In view of the previous occurrences, I do not want to collect any money from you as I have not taken you round my flat and signed your contract with my lawyer, but my lawyer have strongly advised me to confirm that an intending tenant can pay for his or her rent as at when due, so before we can proceed for the viewing, I will like to confirm if you can afford my rent. All you need to do now is to make a transfer of 2 weeks rent plus security deposit of £400 using the name and address of your friend or partner perhaps your relative in your country as the sender and use your name as the receiver in the UK and the destination of the transfer must be the United Kingdom through Western Union Money Transfer post office shop close to you . The reason for using western union money transfer is that it is faster and my solicitor can easily confirm the transfer almost immediately she receives the scanned copy of the transfer receipt or the details of the transfer.
Once you are done with the transfer, get back to me with the scanned copy of the transfer receipt and if you do not have access to a scanner you can as-well write out the details on the transfer receipt as I forward it to my lawyer to confirm if the transfer is valid and available for pick-up by you when you arrive to the UK so that I can be rest assured that you will definitely have money to pick up and pay for your rent when you arrive UK.Once my lawyer confirms the transaction valid, then we can immediately schedule a convenient time for the viewing. I shall refund the cost of transfer to you when we meet for the viewing. After the viewing, if you like my flat, you can proceed to signing the contract and then pay your rent and security deposit to me directly.
I look forward to reading from you soon.
Best Regards.
Mrs Ashley
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 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.
