Help!I m victim and the scammer is asking more money!

Hello!I was a little stupid and I sent money for a scammer, I found out I was beeing wrong just after he asked me for more money! I was trying to rent a house, he told me he was in London. I sent the money by Western Union. He still thinks I dont know and he is waiting more money!What can I do? I m putting here the fist email from him. Last email he sent his phone...I am very sad.

FROM: Christopher Haggins
[email protected]

Hello,

Thanks you for your interest, the Apartment is still available and it has 1 bedroom and bathroom. I am looking for someone to live in it as soon as possible because i got a contract job recently in London and i will be working here for three years before returning home but i am yet to arrange my accomodation, so as a result of this I want to rent out my apartment so as to get some money to balance out the apartment i want to rent out here.

I`m the owner of the apartment and it is furnished. The rent for 1 month is 600 dollars and this includes all utilities (water, electricity, heat, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator). You can move into the apartment when you receive the keys but the only problem is that am the only person who has the keys but i hope that we will reach a compromise on this.


Any further questions please contact and get back to me for the pics and address of the apartment. Thank you for your interest and i`m awaiting your response.

Thanks.

Hi there milymushroom, welcome to scamwarners.

I am very sorry to hear you were scammed . Unfortunately the chances to ever get that money back are almost zero. What I want you to do is the following:

*Post all emails you received from him (remove your own name and email adress)
*If he linked you to a site, post it here and we can get it offline.
*Stop all contact. If you feel it's really necessary, send him a mail saying you know he is a scammer. He'll most likely try to lie his way out of it, don't believe a word he says. The best thing is just to completely ignore him - he'll realise soon enough that you aren't going to send him any more money and he'll stop trying.

Christopher Haggins 19 jan

Thanks, i have attached the pics of the apartment to this mail and i will like you to provide me some details which are listed below so that i can use it to fill out the rental applicants form which will be included among the rental documents.

1)Your Full Name
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number
3)How old are you?
4)Are you married?
5)How many people will be living in the apartment?
6)Do you have a pet?
7)Occupation?
How long are you staying

Belowis the address of the apartment and the apartment is fully furnished and all necessary appliance and utilities are in the apartment. If satisfied please get back to me so that we can proceed with the rental process.

Apartment address: 1212 Howe St
Vancouver (Downtown)
British Columbia V6Z 1R3
____________________________________________________________________________________________

Christopher Haggins 19 jan

Thanks for your swift response, like i had earlier informed you that am in London and with the keys to the apartment i have attached a rental lease of agreement form to this mail and i will like you to go through it and once you are through with it you will then fill the spaces that applies to you but you will have to print it out and fill after which you will then scan it and send it back to me, from there we will proceed with the rental process.

This are the details you need for the rental agreement form from my side.

Name: Christopher Haggins

Address: 1212 Howe St
Vancouver (Downtown)
British Columbia V6Z 1R3

Apartment 07

My present address is
20-26 London Bridge
Street London SE1 9SG UK

You are renting an apartment which is located at
1212 Howe St
Vancouver (Downtown)
British Columbia V6Z 1R3

The agreement date will be the day you want to move in which i presume is the date
you want to start renting from. You will be paying $600 monthly the
payment will be made to me.

Rent includes payment for the following.
Heat
Water
Hot Water
Electricity
Cooking Stove
Refrigerator
Washer & Dryer (without charge)
Cable TV Service
Internet
Parking
Snow Removal for Parking Lot & Walkways
Grass Cutting
Janitorial Service for Common Areas

The apartment attracts a security deposit of $300 which is to be paid
along with the first month rent
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Christopher Haggins 20 jan

Hello,
You will be paying for the 1st month rent and the security deposit to me afterwards i will be sending you the following document via DHL to the address you provided to me and as soon as the package is been shipped i will forward to you the tracking number.

Here are the contents of the package.


1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent house form (Containing your details as earlier supplied to me)
3)Payment Receipt
4)Signed rent form

You are going to send the 1st month payment of $600 and the security deposit of $300 to me in London. below is my details that you will be using to send the payment to me via western union money transfer,

Christopher Haggins

20-26 London Bridge
Street London SE1 9SG UK

You will get back to me with the 10 digit money transfer control number given to you and once payment is confirmed i will get back to you the tracking number of the package once it has been shipped out

Hope to read from you asap
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Christopher Haggins 21 jan

Thanks please get back to me with the exact name used in making the payment and once payment has been confirmed i will get back to you with the tracking number for the package it will take three days for the package to get delivered to you in USA.
____________________________________________________________________________________________

Christopher Haggins 21 jan

Hello,
I want you to know that the keys and documents to the apartment has been sent over to you today and you will receive it by Monday morning. It was sent to your address that you provided to me. The package was addressed and sent using this Name and address that is given below:

MUSHROOM

XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX

The package is presently on canceled due to a recent development, the tracking number of the package is (EC932373096US ) and it is ship via iship, it is a United states Courier Company and it will get the package delivered to you. I need my lawyer to sign a consent letter which verifies that you are the new tenant that will be occupying the place. Am sorry for not getting in touch with you since i have received the consent letter from my lawyer but the customs have delayed the package due to the fact that am shipping all the sets of keys (the entire three copies) which they say they will not be allowing to move not until i make payment for the custom clearance, they are demanding are demanding 582.907 GBP which figure out is $900 i have made different appeals but was told it is British standard condition since mails are been used to transport bombs, so i want you to please help me out here by sending the money. I have used the money you sent earlier to arrange the consent letter from my lawyer and the remaining i used in send the package, and i will write a receipt for a rent of another month of march and two weeks payment in the month of April which means the money you sent will be used for another month and two weeks rent, you have no need to worry about your tenancy, please use the same payment details you used earlier to send the money and get back to me with the 10 digit MTCN# Thanks and i am waiting to read from you asap
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Christopher Haggins 21 jan

I would have sent everything to you but i do not have a scanner and i cannot conduct it at work so please go ahead and send the money so that i can get the package cleared and sent to you asap
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Christopher Haggins 03:30 (16 hours ago)

No you do not have to worry about that it is a general standard procedures for all packages been sent out vialmail to any part of the world, so please get back to me as soon as you are able to make he payment.

Thanks
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Christopher Haggins 12:38 (7 hours)

Please get back to me as soon as you make the payment so that the package can be cleared and sent to you asap
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Christopher Haggins 16:57 (3 hours ago)

+447024063831

Thanks Michael, I hope it can help more people...What do u think about calling him on his number phone?/
Thanks

That will have no effect. They are disposable mobile numbers and it is very easy to purchase another. Just like mailing there is nothing you can achieve with it, the best is to just completely drop him.

You posting your story here will definately help other people. Anyone doing a search on this scammer will end up here and will be wiser. Thank you very much for that


UPDATE: People have been mailing me the new details of this scammer. His current name and email adress are Nancy Isabel, [email protected].

Telephone number: +447024063831
Adress: 231 Ebury St, Westminster, London SW1W 8UT, UK

Hi everyone, my girlfriend was a victim of this exact scam. The person used the name Mark Osborne, and the ad was in UBC rentsline for an apartment/condo for rent in Vancouver, B.C, Canada. I did some tracking of my own, and the i.p address found by sourcing the e-mail was located to Lagos, Nigeria. The person uses UK addresses and phone numbers. Below are a few messages I used under a fake e-mail myself, in order to get some more information from him after my girlfriend paid something like $1500 in a Western Union transaction (without telling me). NEVER use Western Union, and always do your due diligence. It's a hard lesson, but something that's preventable. Look for scam alerts on the sites you are using, and find out all you can about the person you are giving money to beforehand.



My present address is
3 St. George's dr,
London SW1V 4, UK
+447024063831

--- On Wed, 5/18/11, Paul Astone <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Paul Astone <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: West end condo for rent
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 11:03 PM

Yes, thanks. Why don't we set up a phone meeting so we can chat more about the apartment and the lease. What is your daytime phone number? And where in London are you located? My wife is visiting London for work and could pick up the keys from you directly, saving you from sending in the mail.

Thanks,

Paul


Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 20:28:03 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: RE: West end condo for rent
To: [email protected]

Thanks, i have attached the pics of the apartment to this mail and i will like you to provide me some details which are listed below so that i can use it to fill out the rental applicants form which will be included among the rental documents.

1)Your Full Name
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number
3)How old are you?
4)Are you married?
5)How many people will be living in the apartment?
6)Do you have a pet?
7)Occupation?
How long are you staying

Below is the address of the apartment and it is fully furnished with all necessary appliance and utilities. If satisfied please get back to me so that we can proceed with the rental process.

Apartment address 939 Beatty Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 3G6


--- On Wed, 5/18/11, Paul Astone <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Paul Astone <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: West end condo for rent
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 1:44 AM

Hi Mark ,

Yes I would like photos of the apartment and the address if possible. Is there a landlord or someone who can show me the apartment? Also, do you have skype? I was wondering if we could have a skype meeting and talk more about the logistics before I make a decision?

I appreciate it, thanks.

Paul


Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 13:38:36 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: West end condo for rent
To: [email protected]

Hello,

Thanks you for your interest, the Apartment is still available and it has 1 bedroom and bathroom. I am looking for someone to live in it as soon as possible because i got a contract job recently in London and i will be working here for three years before returning home but i am yet to arrange my accomodation, so as a result of this I want to rent out my apartment so as to get some money to balance out the apartment i want to rent out here.

I`m the owner of the apartment and it is furnished. The rent for 1 month is 600 dollars and this includes all utilities (water, electricity, heat, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator). You can move into the apartment when you receive the keys but the only problem is that am the only person who has the keys but i hope that we will reach a compromise on this.


Any further questions please contact and get back to me for the pics and address of the apartment. Thank you for your interest and i`m awaiting your response.

Thanks.

To stewy2011 & milymushroom, it was sad reading the post. The phone numbers beginning with 4470 can be explained better if you look at an earlier description on the page here viewtopic.php?f=26&t=13567

I was scammed today too - with exactly the same email from a craigslist apartment for rent in Kelowna BC. This scammer is still hard at work.

I was scammed today too - with exactly the same email from a craigslist apartment for rent in Kelowna BC. This scammer is still hard at work.

Here was the response from Christopher Haggins in London
I got a contract job in an engineering company for a construction project as part of the structural engineers to build a highrise building in London, United Kingdom. I am a Building tech specialist, so my accommodation period in England will be about 4 years, so that's the reason why i am renting out the unit. I do not intend to make profit out of it all i want is to find a good and clean person to take good care of the place. I`m the owner of the unit and it is furnished but you can bring your furniture and help keep mine in the storage locker which is situated both in the unit and in the building and these does not attracts any funds.


The monthly rent that am requesting for is $600 and the rent is to service the bills which includes all utilities (water, electricity, Internet, cable, 1 parking spots, air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, stove, laundry in-suite, washer and dryer) the monthly rent you will be paying includes all this and they will be taken care of as soon as you pay your rent.


Everything in this unit is functional and in good working condition. Once you started staying in the unit and there is any case of repairs which is as a result of normal faults like leakages, you will get in touch with me and i will get it fixed, i am in possession of the keys to the apartment which makes hard for you to view the unit. You can move into the unit when you receive the keys.

TERMS AND CONDITION:
~The lease is month to month , 6 month or 1 year and can be renewed ~It can be rented furnished or unfurnished ~ You will have to take good care of my unit ~Utilities are included in the rent ~Pets Allowed Any further questions please contact and get back to me for the pics and address of the unit. Thank you for your interest and i`m awaiting your response.