by Con Warner
Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:10 pm
From: calister bevis <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: A fantastic one bedroom apartment for rent in Leeds,80pw per week
To: Con warner
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 8:45 AM
Hello,
Thanks for the interest in my flat, i can make reservation for you, my flat is fully finished and furnished to a high standard with necessary amenities required in an ideal flat. Below are the things you should know about my flat.
Rent
The rent is 80 pounds per week bills are inclusive in the rent,such as Electricity, water,TV license broadband wireless internet and gas.
Security deposit 400pounds
At this point that you want to rent my flat, i have a few questions for you:
1. Can you take good care of my flat?
2. How long do you intend to rent?
3. Can you provide reference in Leeds?
4. Where are you coming from to rent my flat?.
I require answers to my questions before we can proceed with the reservation processes
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 must be united kingdom through western union money transfer. The reason for using western union money transfers 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 to me details needed for confirmation are name of the sender, name of the receiver, the 10 digit MTCN and your phone number as i forward it to my lawyer to confirm if the transfer is valid and available for pick-up by you.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.
Note that the money you are transferring still belongs to you as you will pick it up at your arrival to my flat and after the viewing you will then
pay to me directly. Also the transfer can be made via online western union money transfer and get back to me with the confirmation page.
I look forward to reading from you soon.
Do not hesitate to ask anymore question.
Best Regards.
Mrs Calister Bevis
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 either to him, your friend or a family member.
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 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.
Hello,
Thanks for your reply, I wouldn't want you to get me wrong as i didn't ask you to send the deposit to me directly, the idea of making a confirmation of your financial ability is not only my idea, my lawyer and i decided to use that process and i can't violate the procedure.
However, i didn't want to collect any money from you as long as you have not sign a contract neither have i taken you round my flat. All i request of you is to transfer two weeks rent plus the security deposit to your friend or relative within the UK through western union money transfer , once you've done that, you get back to me with a scan copy of the transfer receipt so that i can forward it to my lawyer to confirm if the transfer is valid and is ready for pick up. After the confirmation might have been made by my solicitor, i will then ask you to tell your friend to pick up the money for you,and schedule a convenient day and time for the viewing. I promise to return the cost of the transfer without any deduction.
Kindly let me know your opinion as soon as possible and if you are not comfortable with my lawyer procedure, i suggest that you look for another flat in other to avoid time wasting.
Kind regards
Mrs Bevis
Edited 5th April 2011:
This scammer has reappeared.
Same scam, different wording.
From: calister bevis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, 3 April 2011 11:11 AM
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: An impressive new development: 1 bedroom for rent
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 : £ 120.00 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 Manchester?
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 Bevis
From: calister bevis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2011 11:11 AM
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: An impressive new development: 1 bedroom for rent
Hello,
Thanks for your response. I can make reservation for you.
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 solicitor, but my solicitor strongly advised me to confirm that an intending tenant can pay 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 1 Month rent plus security deposit of £400 to your friend or partner within the
UK through Western Union Money Transfer, 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 scan 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-wel write out the details on the transfer receipt as i forward it to my solicitor to confirm
if the transfer is valid and available for pick-up by your friend or partner.Once my solicitor confirms the transaction
valid, i will then ask you to tell your friend to go and pick up the money for you, 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.
kind Regards
Mrs Bevis
