by Con Warner
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:43 am
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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 or MoneyGram payment to a friend or family member (see below).
Sounds safe. It's not!
At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that 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.
From: Sam Lamb <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 4:32:14 AM
Subject: Re: apartment rental
My name is Sam Lamb, I am the owner of the apartment at 65 Ridge Lane, Levittown
NY 11756. The monthly rent is $1000,security is the same as rent
$1000.Presently, i am in Canada working as the Vice President, Card Service at
ATB Financial , Calgary, Canada. I can come down to show you the apartment if i
am convinced that you are serious. The initial plan was to sell the apartment.
which we tried, but the Realtor inflated the prize hence taking more time to
sell, because of this reason, we need a responsible person that will take very
good care of the apartment. Most importantly ,a serious and trust worthy person
who will be willing to pay the rent without delay.
Note; the move-in cost is the total amount of 2 months rent and a security
deposit. As a very busy person I would only take my time to fly down to the US
for you to preview the apartment, only if you accept to pay the above move-in
cost after seeing the apartment.
FURNITURE : Apartment is fully furnished but if you are moving in with your
furniture there is a storage room in the unit where you could keep our
furniture.
Call me on 3476870495 for more update.
THE LEASE IS FLEXIBLE (3 MONTHS) (6MONTHS) (1YEAR) (2YEARS)
Get back to me with the following if you are still interested.
Applicant Name:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children:
Profession:
Number of Pets:
Home/Cell Phone & Work Phone:
Current Landlord Name:
Phone:
Address for Last one Year:
Date of Birth:
Person to Notify in Emergency:
Relationship with this person:
Address of this person:
Phone number:
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Lamb.
3476870495
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 or MoneyGram payment to a friend or family member (see below).
Sounds safe. It's not!
At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that 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.
I and my wife have seriously thought about flying down from Canada to handle the transaction. We concluded that if you are really serious and have the money for the rent as you have mentioned, then for us to confirm that..
PLEASE READ THIS PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
What we request of you is to look for a friend, neighbor, brother or sister of yours that you trust, and send the 2 months and security deposit to him or her through MoneyGram and email a copy of the receipt for confirmation.This will give us a proof that you have the money as you claim.I WILL THEN COME DOWN TO THE USA WITH THE KEYS AND RENTAL DOCUMENTATION TO CLOSE THE DEAL As soon as I arrive New York i will show you the apartment and sign the lease, after which You and the person that you sent the money to can easily walk down to the MoneyGram store to pick up the cash and pay me. However, If in any case you do not like the apartment, then what you do is go back to where the money was sent from and cancel the transaction and your money will be refunded to you.. But I know that you are going to love the apartment once you set your eye on it..
BASED ON THE MoneyGram process Your safety is secured in this process, Since the only person that have access to the money at any point in time is you and the person you sent the money to. We have been using MoneyGram for a while now to send money to John our son and it is secured and has always worked perfectly for us. I have traveled once from Canada to USA, only for it to be a wasted journey, ticket fee and business absence. Because of these number of unserious people who like to waste other people's time, we are strongly recommending the MoneyGram process to ensure it doesn't happen again, I hope you understand the situation here and our worries ?
I will be waiting to here from you.
Thanks and God bless
Regards
Lamb.