by Michelle
Tue May 08, 2018 12:26 pm
From: "Benedusi Settimio" [ [email protected] ]
Hello,
My name is Benedusi and I received an email of interest for renting my apartment. The apartment is available, quiet, has all the facilities and amenities: TV, parking, laundry, air conditioning, high-speed Internet, pets allowed. The monthly rent is 475 EUR. It is also important that additional costs (water, electricity, Internet, digital TV) are included in the price. I worked seven years in Germany and bought the apartment with my family, but now I'm in Italy-Rome and I will not stay there, so I leased it for a long time. When do you need? I would like more information about you if you do not mind. Thank you for your interest and look forward to future cooperation and friendship. to speak English is much easier for me.
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Regards,
Benedusi Settimio
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.
