Calgary Rental Scam - [email protected]

Had found this too good to be true apartment on a Calgary Craigslist. https://calgary.craigslist.ca/apa/d/17t ... 50500.html using the email [email protected]

Tried getting me to set up and pay on a rentberry account. Googled the number they had supplied and it brought up another post on this site of a similar scam in Toronto.

The 2 br plus den /2 bathroom suite from 1730 5A ST SW, Calgary, AB is still available. As you saw in the pictures it is in excellent condition, very clean and well kept. What I can tell you about me is that I'm 45 years old, married with 2 children. I work as an engineer in the construction industry (Bouygues Construction an industrial group. They have a lot of projects all over the globe. They moved me to the United Kingdom construction department because they have a new project here. Since I need to stay here more than 7 years I decided to rent the place). I have never rented this apartment and I want to find a responsible tenant to take good care of it.
The apartment is fully furnished and it has all the appliances. Of course you can use everything from the apartment or if you want to use your furniture you can deposit mine in the storage unit ( located near the building). The rent is 1220$/month and includes everything: heat, hydro, water, electricity, 2 parking spots, laundry in-suite, washer and dryer also included, cable and internet- full package paid for 1 year in advance. You have full access to all building amenities.
This apartment is a private property, paid in full and no mortgage on it. Schools and groceries near-by. You have everything you need nearby because it's one of the best city areas. Pets are allowed. You'll love it!!
I want to rent the place directly to someone without a real estate agency and we must find a good way to get things Done.

Best regards,
Christian Corman
[email protected]

Glad to hear from you again. As I told you before, I can rent you the place for 1220$/month with full access to all the building amenities. The rent will not increase during the entire rental contract. I need to know how many people will stay in the apartment and also what type of rental contract do you prefer: 3 or 6 months with option of renewal or 1 year with option of renewal. The monthly payments can be wired to my Bank Account or any other payment method suitable for both of us. The apartment is in excellent condition like in the pictures and you just need to receive the keys and contract so you can check the place.
At this moment I'm located in BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom and I think we need a safe way to complete this deal. I already have a solution provided by a worldwide third party company called Rentberry (https://www.rentberry.com). They are providing assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package and using their service you are be able to check the apartment before i receive the funds. You have full payment control until you will check the apartment. I'm registered with this company since 2015 and I have a positive record of 4 transactions as landlord and also as a tenant. They are really professional and they have great services. I just used their services again last month to find a new place to stay for me here in London.
I'm waiting for your answer if you are interested. I can provide you the transaction steps and everything you need to know about this process.

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon!

Christian Corman
[email protected]

Hi again,
As I told you before we will use the Rentberry Service to complete the Rental Agreement. They will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the keys plus the official documents. With this procedure you will be able to view my apartment without any obligations to rent it. I will pay all the transaction costs. You don't need to open an account with the Rentberry Service because this transaction is a rental and the Landlord must open the transaction. This process will take maximum 2-3 days. To avoid any misunderstanding i will be gladly to explain you step by step how the viewing procedure works:
Here are the transaction steps:

1- YOU need to provide me your contact details: full name, mailing and your valid phone number.
2- I will go to the Rentberry office to start the transaction and I will give them the apartment keys and all the transaction documents.
3- The Rentberry RealEstate Department checks the apartment documents. They will also confirm with the building management that I'm the legal owner of the apartment I'm renting to you.
4- The Rentberry Service will send you the TRANSACTION DETAILS to inform you that they have the keys and the papers in their custody.
5- You need to send the amount of 1220$( for the 1st month rent from the rental contract ) to the Rentberry payment representative sent to you in the notification. The payment needs to be sent within 24 hours after you receive the transaction details or else they are charging with me an additional fee.
6- As soon as the payment is completed you need to send the confirmation to the Rentberry Service.
7- The Rentberry Service checks your payment and starts the shipping procedures using UPS or DHL Service.
8- You receive the package and you have 5 days (inspection time) to check the place.
9- If you decide to keep the apartment you just need to sign the lease agreement and the Rentberry agent will release the funds to me. If you don`t want to keep the apartment you will receive a full payment refund including any payment fee paid for it.
Please note that the Rentberry Service can NOT release the funds to me without your approval. You have a full payment control.
Please contact me if you have the funds available (1220$) and send me your complete details so we can move forward.
For any other questions you can call me any time at: +44 20 7193 9903 (if you are calling from Canada or United States you need to dial 011-44-20 7193 9903) or you can simply email me and I will respond ASAP.
Hopefully everything is clear to you and for any other questions you can call me anytime or send me your number and I will call you.

And when I asked for a proof of ownership or copy of their ID...

Sorry I can not tell you the unit # or copies from the apt ownership documents because I need to protect my apt information. There are a lot of scams over the internet and the Rentberry Service told me that it is better to protect myself. The policy between me and the building is to keep me anonymous cause i had bad experiences with a possible renter 2 weeks ago and I don't want that to happen again also you will receive all the info you need about the apartment when you will receive the package with the rental contract and the keys ...I hope that you can understand my part too! It`s very simple...in 2 -3 days you can have the keys, The rental contract and copies from the apt documents.