by Con Warner
Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:20 am
From: Usneber Claudio <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: Reply to your classified ad "Furnished One Bedroom Apartment in William Street*****" (ID 109456558)
To: Con Warner
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness hearing from you. I am Reverend Rev Upereira claudio, the owner of the apartment you are making inquiry about. Actually I resided in the apartment with my family, such as my wife and my only daughter before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working place and now situated in UK and presently my apartment is still available for rent for $140 per week and $560 per month including the utilities like hydro, washer and security,it is fully furnished.
More so Now, I went for a Crusade in US and I will like you to get in touch with my wife for more discussion as she is with the keys and the document to the apartment. 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 apartment and want you to treat it as your own,is that taken,it is not the money the main problem but we want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i came 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.Where are you located and where do you see our advert also let us know if you need more pictures.
Email my wife Sabe on ( [email protected] ) and she will attend to you better with more information and pictures.
Thanks and you are welcome
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
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 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.
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.
