Rental Scammer - [email protected]

IP address: 41.155.49.131- Ibadan, Nigeria.

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:00:48 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: $450 / 1br - 1410 Granville Ln (Orlando, FL)
To: Con Warner

Thanks for your interest in my house. I am a professional piano/music theory teacher, I'm easy going and friendly. I like Music and have deep interests in traveling. I respect every religion and love to hang around with people and i am definitely not a trouble maker and very helpful in nature. I am currently living in Nigerian due to my transfer and I will be here for as long as 6 years, that is why am renting out my house. The house is located at: 1410 Granville Ln,Orlando, FL 32803 . This 1 bedroom and 1 bathrooms residence. Kitchen is bright and cherry with all wood cabinets and plenty of counter space. Open dining room and large living room.

All bedrooms are nice sizes. Master bedroom offers two separate closets which allows for plenty of clothes! Garage can be used as extra space, workshop or as, of course, a garage. There is plenty of space for a vegetable garden and a separate fenced area for pets. Some landscaping with perennials and mature bushes and trees. Fresh paint throughout. The Rent is $450 monthly including utilities and $250 for Security deposit.

The house is available for long term and short term lease is acceptable. The building is in a great location situated in the quiet and safe area and offers secure access. internet, cable, laundry in-suite, storage facilities, heat, water, electric and parking is included in the rent and pet are allowed.

I had a Realtor company help me get a tenant, but they were handling things too professionally and were extorting the tenants, so i took the job of their hands and tried doing this my self, but couldn't find any tenant while I was still in the state as at last week. so as a matter of urgency for my travel, I do not want my home to be misused in my absence, I decided to take the keys and documents along with me. So I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the house always. I really do need to get a very well-behaved person to take occupancy of my house and take good care of it for me.

So get back to us as soon as you can so we can send you the application form.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards
Robert B Murphy Jr
Call us for more information: +234-802-917-3248 or 011234-802-917-3248

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.

My Dear

Thanks for your mail. I'm glad that you are willing to proceed with the rental,I have the keys and the house documents here with me like i said and I will be shipping it to you through DHL courier service after processing your application form.I understand how it is to trust this days but i assure you that you have nothing to worry about so for this reason we are requesting first you send us just the $250 Refundable Security Deposit so we can use that to pay for the mailing of the keys, then as soon as you receive the keys and move in, if you like it you send the rest... but if otherwise we would send you back your money and you send back our keys. If this is okay I will like you to fill the form and email it back to me asap for processing.

RENT APPLICATION FORM

FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME: _________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
(CELL)PHONE () __________
(CELL)PHONE () _____________________
(WORK)PHONE () __________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
ZIP CODE: _______________ HOW LONG? ______________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
IF THIS APARTMENT IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? _______________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________
KIND OF PETS: _____________
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE? ___________
DO YOU DRINK? ______________
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____
DO YOU HAVE THE SECURITY DEPOSIT?_____________


Payment will be through wire transfer (Western Union Money Transfer) and the keys will be shipped to you immediately payment of your Security Deposit has been confirmed. Once i receive the filled copy of the rental application form, I will make an arrangement on how to get the house keys and documents shipped to you through DHL courier service without any further delay.You can call me on +234-708-944-7838 or 011234-802-815-9044


Waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards
Robert B Murphy Jr

Here is my secretary payment information,I will like you to promise us that you will take very good care of the house for us...Below is the information to send the payment through Western Union Money Transfer Nearest You..I will like you to go and get the deposit payment made today so i can get everything ready to be sent out to you...I have tried to called you but the number was not going through...So get the payment ready to be sent out today... and everything will be good to go.

Receiver Name: Akin Davis
Address : 64 Clarence Road
City : Ikeja
State : Lagos
Country : Nigeria
Zip code : 23401
TEXT QUESTION : IN GOD
ANSWER : WE TRUST

As soon as you send the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer Nearest You, you would be given some information. You would have to get back to me with following information:

1. Full Sender’s Name And Address
2. Mtcn # :
3. Amount Sent:$

As soon as my secretary confirms the payment, the keys are the document are ready to be ship out to the address you fill inside the application form,so once the payment as been confirmed by my secretary the keys and the document will be send to you immediately.

Thanks and God Bless you