by Michelle
Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:44 pm
From: jones wilfred <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: Larger Furnished one bedroom Apartment at Affordable Price in Birmingham
To: Michelle Banks
Date: Friday, 24 December, 2010, 7:36
Hello,
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hearing from you.I am
Rev Wilfred Jones.Am the owner of the flat you are making inquiry
of.Actually I resided in the flat with my family,such as my wife and
my only son before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from
my working place and now my wife is presently in Tennessee, U.S.A and
presently my flat is still available for rent,the rent including the
utilities like hydro,washer and security,it is furnished and the price
of the flat per is 250 pounds GBP.More so Now, i went for a Crusade in
the West Africa and i will like you to get in touch with my wife asap
for more discussion as She is with the keys and the document to the
flat.Please i want you to note that,i am a kind and honest man and
also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give you for rent,so
i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this flat and want you
to treat it as your own,is that taken,it is not the money the main
problem but want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be
glad to see it neat when i coming for a check up.i do that once in a
while.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on
my word..Email my wife Serah on, ([email protected]) and she will
attends to you better.
Thanks and God bless you.
Rev. Wilfred.
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.
