Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: g.house23 <[email protected]>


Thanks for your email regarding my rental home, the home is still available for rent. I'm looking for a responsible tenant and neat person or family who can treat my home as his or her own. We request first month rent and security deposit fee before move in, also you can go by the home and check it out, I believe you have address in the advert and if you like the home then you can write me back or text me for more details I can be reached at 4092631459.

A bit about me... My Name is Scott Barkan I am a self employed, I am a very easy going man, i don't drink or smoke, Me and my wife just moved to Nevada last week, We lost our daughter and her husband in a car accident, Right now we are in Nevada to take care of my grandchildren. I want a good tenant who is going to take good care of my Property while I'm out of the states, as the unit is still available for long and short term purpose, I want you to know that the Property is in a great location situated in the quiet and safe area and offers secure access.

I just want you to get notice that the keys are here with me in Nevada you can only view the home from the outside for now! If you drive by the home you may see a sign there, you have nothing to worry about it belongs to my previous agent so you have absolutely nothing to worry about and you don't have to call them because they do not have access to the premises anymore!

I did not entrust the place in the care of any agent or anyone because I want to deal directly with the tenant myself because of the last experience I had with my tenant.
I tried to look for an agent that I could believe and trust to give the document & the keys before I left but could not find any as a matter of urgency. And I don't want the place to be misused in my absence that is why I took the keys and documents along with me and renting this place will give you access to the rest of the property and you won' t have no one to share anything with.

So I hope you will promise to take very good care of the property when you move in which is my main concern and I'll love a tenant to landlord relationship between us this is why I want to handle this all by myself, whereby you and I can ask questions, get things done and build a good rental relationship, I want a scenario whereby my tenant and I can communicate as family and not strangers, hope you get my points?
Here is an question you need to answer for us to know you more better and use it to fill the original application form with us here in other to proceed on sending the keys and document to you, I'll like to know few things about you and your family such as below

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( ) ____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Move In Date________________________
How Long Did You Want To Stay________________________
If you are ask to make a down payment to secure the house today and take it off market, How much will you be able to pay:_______________
Earliest possible date of deposit payment:__________________

Here is the address of the house (4710 42ND Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118), also you can go drive by the house okay.

I'm requesting for one month of $1,050 with $850 security deposit upfront ( Are you ready to pay upfront to move in?)

Please have this in mind that you are talking to a very nice and good family, if you find any of our question inconvenience please don't be offended but answer it because we want and like to know the kind of family that will be living in our house from day one so nothing from them will be strange to us again.

Thank you and Stay Blessed.
Scott Barkan
4092631459

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram 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.