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From: James Edgar < [email protected] >
Subject: Central Town Hall Chinatown three-bedrooms spacious apartment (Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000)

Thank you for your interest.

My name is James Edgar, let me describe you why this wonderful
apartment should be considered for your next home.

I attached a few pictures ( check out the photos below ), so you can
have a better idea of what it looks like.


I'm the owner, the apartment looks exactly like in the pictures, is
fully furnished, finished with all the high grade finishings, sunny
and very spacious.. when you'll come into this apartment, you're
welcomed by tons of natural light, an open living area and chef's
kitchen, with all facilities/utilities; ( dishwasher, refrigerator,
stove, oven, juice machine, iron, toaster, coffee maker, microwave,
vacuum cleaner, central air, stainless steel appliances ).

NOTE*** I have the option of sending all the furniture into storage
room, if you have your furniture, because I'll contact a removals
company, no extra costs!


Now comes the exciting part!

- You can rent it for short term, can be month to month ( minimum
stay 3 month ) or long term ( maximum stay 6 years ).
- The rent is for the entire apartment $2132.00/month, all-inclusive;
( gas, water, cable, telephone, electricity, wireless/Internet, 2
parking spaces, in-suite washer/dryer and 1 storage unit to store
extra stuff ).
- The price will not increase monthly, it will remain the same for
the whole period that the contract will be signed for.
- If you have pets, no issue, as long as you'll make clean up after them!


What are you waiting for?!

If you are looking for a great apartment, in an awesome location, this
place may be for you!

Feel free to contact me back and I'll get back to you with the
complete application form.


Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

James & family

From: James Edgar < [email protected] >
Subject: Re: Central Town Hall Chinatown three-bedrooms spacious apartment (Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000)

Thank you very much for taking the time to write me, I really appreciate your interest!

We can set up a viewing for my apartment, however, before we go further, I would like to know a little more about you, it's important to me to know some details, this helps in building a relationship between us, landlord and tenant.

I believe strongly that a rental relationship is a partnership. Both the owner and the tenant have rights and responsibilities and it is up to both parties to work closely together to make the tenancy work, so please describe yourself if you are really interested, so I can have an idea about you and the people that will be living in my apartment.

When filling out the application, please remember that all of the information requested is needed to determine your eligibility.

The more complete your application is, the faster it will be processed, so complete your application thoroughly and return it.

Review and make sure that you have answered all questions:

1. (Q) Full name(s)
(A)__________

2. (Q) Phone
(A)__________

3. (Q) Present city / area
(A)__________

4. (Q) Are you a tenant(s) currently?
(A)__________

5. (Q) If yes, when does it expire?
(A)__________

6. (Q) Please explain why you wish to leave your current residence
(A)__________

7. (Q) Smoker?
(A)__________

8. (Q) What is the source of income you will pay rent with?
(A)__________

9. (Q) Reference?
(A)__________

10. (Q) When did you want to move in if successful?
(A)__________

11. (Q) A best guess as to how long of a term you will rent this unit for?
(A)__________

12. (Q) It will be nice if you can send me a picture of you or the people with who you will be living in the apartment, but ( not required to be sent ).
(A)__________


Your rental applications will be processed in shortest time.

Best regards,

James

From: James Edgar < [email protected] >
Subject: Re: Central Town Hall Chinatown three-bedrooms spacious apartment (Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000)

Dear xxxxxxxxxxx,

Its very nice to meet you!

As I mentioned in my previous email, it's important to the future of our partnership, to know some details about each other, so if you would allow me a few minutes of your time, I'm going to tell you a little bit about myself and my family... I want to give you some insight into who I am.

I am currently 42 years old, married, doctor specialist in orthopedic and trauma surgery, I'm a mature individual, work hard for my family, very sincere, respectable and I love to meet new people. I graduate King's College London, University of London and here I met my beautiful wife. Her name is Catherine and together, we have two young boys.
It had been my father’s dream to become a doctor. My father deserve all my thanks and gratitude for bestowing in me ethics which uphold a strong sense of service to others and a love of God and family. He was my hero and my best friend. I inherited this beautiful apartment from him when he past away, after that it has been totally updated and renovated, it looks exactly like in the pictures.
I'm originally from Australia, we thought about moving there, we tried several times to transfer our jobs, but unfortunately the things didn't work the way we've expected. I like it there, but our life is here now, in London-UK, so we decided to rent it and keep the apartment for our boys, when they will grow up.


I'm just looking to find a good person to take good care of my apartment, because I'm not looking to make a profit and this will work to your advantage, making payments extremely easy from month to month. I'm a caring person who believes in taking good care of things.


This is the second time I tried to rent the apartment, I had a deal with somebody before who said he will rent it if I come there.. So I got a plane ticket, and guess what!? When I arrived there, he didn't show up and after 2 days he give me a call and said that he is sorry but he can't rent it anymore, because he has no money.
It was unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my apartment without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me.
Don't get me wrong and don't take it personally, but now I don't want to buy another plane ticket to come and fall for it once more... maybe you won't show up. I'm sick of tire-kickers, people who are just looking around and not serious about renting, so please, don't waste my time.. No offence!


We think you're the right person we're looking for, so if you are really interested in moving forward, I have the best solution to complete this rental very fast for both of us and you'll have the keys in less than 48 hours.

P.S.

I’m sorry for the delay in replying... I don't want you to think I was ignoring you, but the time difference doesn't help either (It's morning here in my time zone).

That said, (sometimes) please kindly expect a delay of a few hours in my response.

Here is a pic of us!

James & family

From: James Edgar < [email protected] >
Subject: Re: Central Town Hall Chinatown three-bedrooms spacious apartment (Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000)

Hi xxxxxxxxxxxx,

I will try explain to you step by step how this will work, so to avoid any misunderstanding, please take a few moments and read my email carefully.

The all utility bills will be redirected to me in London.
The apartment is as described, but if something will broke down after you moved, you are responsible and the cost of repairs will be deducted from your rent.
I would like to receive the money monthly into my bank account and I hope there will be no problem for you to wire the money to it.


As I said before, the apartment is fully equipped, ready for immediate occupancy and I'll give you the opportunity to inspect personally everything... Do you think a 2 days inspection period will suffice?


This rental will be managed quickly and safely by Hemisphere Freight Logistics | a reputable company and a great team, specialists in worldwide freight services.


STEP # 1

In order to proceed, I need your shipping information:

Full name:
Address:
City:
Postal code:


STEP # 2

With your details I'll go at company's office and I'll put the package in their possession to start the process.

Hemisphere is a worldwide delivery company, a full service international freight forwarder, specializing in shipping commercial cargo from and to United Kingdom by air and by ocean, ( door-to-door service ).
I used this company many times and find they are helpful, polite, efficient and on time. I never had a problem!
Please check out their website => Hemisphere-Freight.com


Here are the contents that will be delivered to you:

Keys to the room(s) and entrance
The residential lease agreement (signed by me)


Using the company, we'll involve three parties: I as owner, you as a potential tenant and Hemisphere as a responsible third party authorized to handle this transaction. They will acts as a middle man between us.


STEP # 3

As soon as everything is completed from my part, you'll be contacted by their team at your email address with all information.

In order to complete the transaction, you need to deposit the first month's rent into the Hemisphere company's account... This deposit often called an “earnest money”, to show your offer is a serious one, but it count as your first month's rent when you are physically moved in.

NOTE! They can NOT release the funds without your approval, so I'll get this deposit only if you decide to keep the apartment;

Automatically, the keys and rental contract (signed by me) are shipped to your address.... Everything will be done through Hemisphere | International Air Freight in 48 hours | Door-to-Door.
Once you've received the package, you'll have access to inspect the property, ( 2 days ).
After inspection period is done, you'll have to submit your response... If you decide to stay, you must supply them a copy of the contract signed by you and automatically the deposit will be going to my account.

NOTE! The contract will be signed and filled in after you'll check everything.

If you don't find the apartment exactly as described, you must contact the company... Their courier will come back at your door, you must return the package and you'll get the full amount back.


The company will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the keys, I'll pay for the services performed by the company, there is no additional cost to you.

If you have the deposit available, we can move forward.

E-mail me your shipping information that I've requested and I'll complete the transaction asap.


Much appreciated,

James & family

From: James Edgar <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 9:42:18 PM

To: xxxxx
Subject: Re: Central Town Hall Chinatown three-bedrooms spacious apartment (Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2000)

Hi xxxxxxx,

Did you receive these details from company?

James Edgar <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi xxxxx,

I am very pleased to inform you that the keys are in Hemisphere custody.

You will receive step-by-step instructions from their team to completing the transaction.

- The rent invoice + the rental agreement;

- The payment information.

NOTE!

There must be a total of 2 emails, but to ensure you've received all the information, please check your junk folder, too, to make sure one of them didn't end up there.

If you're not receiving all the emails, reply at their messages and I'm sure that they will contact you in shortest time with all the details you need.

Contact the company as soon as you receive the confirmation messages, to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them the deposit within 24 hours for their immediate action, otherwise I will be extra-charged.

Should you need any additional information or clarifications, please contact me!

Much appreciated,

James & family

This Scammer will arrange to send you an Invoice -- Make no mistake, the Invoice will be fake !
If you are reading this because you have received such an invoice, kindly forward it to the address in my signature line and I will report the details to the appropriate authorities.

From: Hemisphere | Freight Logistics, Transport & Shipping Services

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