Rental Scammer - [email protected]

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I.P. address: 82.128.2.108 - Lagos, Nigeria

From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Executive furnished One bed room flat to Rent on Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:12:36 -0800

Hello,

Thanks for the interest you have in my flat,is fully furnished in and out and also has garden and there is parking space,and is One double bedroom flat not shared with another tenant.Still available for rent and you can rent my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due.Here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.
Rent :£75.00pw {300 mounthly}
Security Deposit: £500.00 (Refoundable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive( water, gas,council tax,TV license and wireless Internet)Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm
However,my flat is fully furnished in and out with all necessary house use such as Ceiling Fan,Big Closets,Microwave,Washer & Dryer In Unit,Air Conditioning,Dishwasher,Own bath room etc and all bill included in rent,no hidden charges.

Atleast minimum of 1 mounth contract. At this stage that you want to rent my flat,i need to know some few question about you.
* Can you take care of my flat as it is?
* How many months do you intend to rent and pay for? and
* where are you relocating from?
Kindly reply for further information and i would like to know where you are coming from to stay in my flat and fill free to mail me for more information.

Regards
Mr&Mrs Sanchez

This person asks 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 either to him, your friend or a family member (see below).

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that they will send the keys through a courier company.

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.

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.

From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Executive furnished One bed room flat to Rent on Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:22:57 -0800

Hi,

My flat is fully furnished in and out and very close to public transport link and also has garden and there is parking space in my flat,there is personal bathroom,the bills includes in the rent are water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet except phone,there is no hidden charges. My lawyer and i have concluded on conditions for intending tenant to be met and we have agreed to rent the flat to you as you have promised to take care of the flat.

However,it is unfortunate that my past bitter experiences of inviting people to come and view or reserve my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and seriousness and most cases not keeping to agreed time as scheduled for viewing,which had brought a great lost to me. I have to travel all the way from Ireland to take the so called interested candidates round my flat because i work and live there.

Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturbs the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are in the city likewise some do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by their employers.

Henceforth, my lawyer and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statements or pay slip . But the security deposit £500 which is refundable after your 1 week stay in my flat, would be required from you to transfer through Money gram money transfer post office to your trusted friend or relative in U K premises.

Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt which i will send to my lawyer to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your relative or friend's custody, after the verification by my lawyer, then we can proceed for the viewing and thereafter you can as well tell your friend or partner to pick up the money and I promise to refund you the cost of transfer if unfortunately you dont like my flat when we shall meet.

Location of proerty? it locate at Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8LU.
Is parking available (one car only)? there is space for two cars
Is the property ground floot or first floot etc? Yes it on ground floor.
Does the bathroom have a bath and a shower? Yes
Is this a studio or actual flat? It a One bedroom flat.
When is the property available from? Today
And is this property owned by yourself? Yes
Please confirm again regarding security deposits are refunded ? Yes,the security deposit will be refund after a week staying in my flat.

I look forward to read from you soon.

Regards
Mr/Mrs Sanchez
+447024060499