Room for Rent and other rental scams
by circumspectGVA Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:21 am
The rental scammer Karl Kimble is promoting apartments with very similar advertisements to the scammer Finn Herskind. Both are posting on Craigslist Geneva.

From Karl Kimble
Hello XXXXXXXXX,
Thank you for showing interest in my apartment,the apartment consist of the living room, 2 bedrooms, one with a double sized bed and one with a smaller bed, the bathroom and toilet and a well furnished living room. I live in London presently, I have a job here and moved with my family last Summer. I have a 2 years contract with a very good chance of an extension. I am in London presently and the keys to the apartment is with me here so I will only be able to come to show you round the apartment after seriousness has been established on your path. The apartment is in a very conducive environment, there are lots of cultural attractions in the area, shopping centers, restaurants and public transportation is just around the corner and close to the university of Geneva . The whole apartment cost 1000Chf, if you do not wish to rent the whole apartment and would prefer to share, there is an option for you to take one of the 2 rooms and I will get someone else to occupy the other room.

*****DETAILS ABOUT MY APARTMENT*****
Address: Ave.Champel 34 1206 Geneva,Switzerland
Nearest Bus / Train way: 3 minutes walk from the apartment
The apartment comes equipped with telephone and ADSL internet connection.
Number of bedrooms:2
Number of bathrooms:1
Max number of people:5
Square Meters:91m.sq
Monthly rental price: 500Chf per room inclusive of the all bills
1000Chf Monthly for the whole apartment inclusive of all the bills
Security Deposit: 2,000Chf

AMENITIES AVAILABLE
OUTSIDE :Barbecue, Disabled Facilities, Allocated Parking space ,Balcony Terrace
INSIDE:Kitchen,13'0" x 11'0" ( 3.96m x 3.35m ),2Bedrooms 1 12'10" x 10'5" ( 3.91m x 3.18m ),Bathrooms 6'10" x 5'10" ( 2.08m x 1.78m )
washing machine,American Kitchen Fridge & Freezer Oven,Microwave Dish Washer Crockery&Utensils
Bath Shower Hair Dryer and Towels,Internet Dial Up,Internet Broadband Cable/Satellite,TV,Stereo/Radio System DVD Player,DVD/Music Collection
Library Telephone Fax,Central Heating Air Conditioning

*****MODE OF REGISTRATION*****
A)Tenants will supply his/her details which will be forwarded to my lawyer to prepare the contract documents.
B)Tenants will email a confirmation message to me to confirm that he/she received the contract documents.
C)Tenants will print out the Contract Documents and then Sign it.
D)Tenants will pay the deposit payment via western union money transfer,the receipt will be attached to the contract documents and scan back to me for confirmation and proper documentations by my Lawyer.
Please read through the email carefully and if you agree with the terms of the email, I want you to provide me with the following details so I can forward it to my lawyer so he can prepare the contract documents. Please provide me with details bellow.

*****RENT APPLICATION FORM*****
( Private and Confidential )
1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Current Address
3)Phone Number & Mobile Number
4)How old are you?
5)Sex
6)How many people will be living in the House?
7)Occupation?
8)When are you ready to Move In? Exact Date?
9)How Many Months are you willing to rent The House?

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it forwarded to my lawyer for the preparation of the contract documents so that i can sign it here and forward it to you so as to print it out over there and signed it as well and scan it back to me with the receipt of the payment so that i can come down to handover the keys to you when my lawyer confirm the signed documents with the the receipt of your payment.
Await your urgent reply so to know if you are ready to take my apartment and you can call me for any other details on my cell phone
number below.
+447031744532
Hope to read from you soon.
Regards.
Karl


And a very similar reply from Finn Herskind


Hello,

Thank you for showing interest in my apartment ,the apartment consist of the living room, 2 bedrooms, one with a double sized bed and one with a smaller bed, the bathroom and toilet and a well furnished living room. I live in London presently, I have a job here and moved with my family last Summer. I have a 2 years contract with a very good chance of an extension. I am in London presently and the keys to the apartment is with me here so I will only be able to come to show you round the apartment after seriousness has been established on your path. The apartment is in a very conducive environment, there are lots of cultural attractions in the area, shopping centers, restaurants and public transportation is just around the corner. The whole apartment cost 1000CHF Per Month, if you do not wish to rent the whole apartment and would prefer to share, there is an option for you to take one of the 2 rooms and I will get someone else to occupy the other room.

DETAILS ABOUT MY APARTMENT...........

Address: Boulevard Helvétique 16 1207 Genève, Switzerland
Nearest Bus / Trainway: 4 minutes walk from the apartment


The apartment comes equipped with telephone and ADSL internet connection.
Number of bedrooms:2

Number of bathrooms:2


Max number of people:5

Square Meters:65m.sq
Monthly rental price: 500CHF per room inclusive of the all bills
1000CHF Monthly for the whole apartment inclusive of all the bills
Security Deposit : 750CHF



AMENITIES AVAILABLE OUTSIDE
Barbecue, Disabled Facilities, Allocated Parking space
Balcony Terrace

INSIDE
Kitchen,13'0" x 11'0" ( 3.96m x 3.35m )

Reception room 17'0" x 16'0" ( 5.18m x 4.88m )



2Bedrooms 1 12'10" x 10'5" ( 3.91m x 3.18m )
2Bathrooms 6'10" x 5'10" ( 2.08m x 1.78m )

washing machine

American Kitchen Fridge & Freezer Oven
Microwave Dish Washer Crockery&Utensils
Bath Shower Hair Dryer and Towels
Internet Dial Up,Internet Broadband Cable/Satellite
TV,Stereo/Radio System DVD Player
DVD/Music Collection
Library Telephone Fax
Central Heating Air Conditioning

Separate WC 5'0" x 2'10" ( 1..52m x 0.86m )



Bathroom

* Yes Towels:
* Yes Bath:
* Yes Hair Drier:
* Yes Shower:

Extras

* DVD Player:
* Fax:
* Washing Machine:
* Work Desk:
* Bed Sheets:
* Cable/Satelite TV:
* Internet Broadband:
* Ironing Board:
* Library:
* Stereo/Radio System:
* Telephone:

Kitchen

* Microwave:
* Oven:
* American Kitchen:
* Fridge & Freezer:
* Crockery & Utensils:
* Dish Washer:

Living room

* Fireplace:
* Sofa Bed:
* Table & Chairs:

Outside


* Terrace:
* Parking:
* Pets Welcome:
* Barbecue:

* Sauna:
* Bathroom:
* Spa / Jacuzzi:
* Lift / Elevator:
* Swimming Pool:
* Disabled Facilities:

Rooms

* DVD/Music Collection:
* Air Conditioning:
* Ensuite Bathroom:
* Balcony:
* Safe:
* Central Heating:
* City View:
* Daily Cleaning:



MODE OF REGISTRATION.
A)Tenants will supply his/her details which will be forwarded to my lawyer to prepare the contract documents.
B)Tenants will email a confirmation message to me to confirm that he/she received the contract documents.
C)Tenants will print out the Contract Documents and then Sign it.
D)Tenants will pay the deposit payment via western union money transfer,the receipt will be attached to the contract documents and scan back to me for confirmation and proper documentations by my Lawyer.
Please read through the email carefully and if you agree with the terms of the email, I want you to provide me with the following details so I can forward it to my lawyer so he can prepare the contract documents. Please provide me with

Name in Full..
Address...
Nationality...
Date of move in and out...
Phone number.....
Sex...................Male or Female.

You can call me on my mobile line anytime,for more details

+447011182938

Hope to read from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Finn Herskind
+447011182938
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