Rental Scam - [email protected]

"csp manager" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello

Please see attachment for the duly signed lease agreement. You may now review same, fill in your full name, sign the column provided and proceed with the required payment to validate the lease and complete the rental process.

After making the payment, you are to send in a copy of the bank payment slip along with the signed lease agreement to us for documentation purposes and easy integration into the apartment tenant database.

Upon receipt of the signed lease agreement and deposit slip, arrangements will immediately be made to send one month tenant receipt to you as confirmation of your reservation and the unit will be held on your name and taken off the market pending your arrival for moving in on 02/22/2018.

You are entitled to a full refund of your deposit if the unit does not conform to your taste on your move-in date. This is clearly stated in the lease agreement.

We look forward to your email of the signed lease and payment receipt so we can confirm your reservation and also to a pleasant relationship with you during your entire stay at the apartment.

Looking forward to read your email soon
Sincerely,
Ruppenthal Alex
[email protected]
(617) 649-9653

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

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 lawyer,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.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

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.