Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:26 am
From: Herbert Nania <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: $600 / 2br - luxury 2bathrooms and 2bedrooms for rent (Ville Saint Laurent)
To: Co Warner


Hello,
It's my great pleasure that you are interested in my lovely house for rent. Actually me and my wife with my daughter resided in this home before and presently we have reclocated to West Africa due to my transfer as a matter of my profession. I work as a volunteer with Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), here is the site for more detail about why i am here in West Africa (www.wycliffe.org) and my wife who is a missionary working with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide.
As soon as we settle down here i had a thought of selling the house but later my wife advised against it. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. Later we decided to have the house rented out. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard market price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for our property. I know there is no way i can be sure that you are the right person to live in my house because we won't be able to meet in physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the house. But i just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you believe you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then i will be more than happy to let you rent the Apartment.

INTERNET: (Yes, Broad Band Access 20M unlimited ADSL,Wireless.)
MONTHLY RENT: ($600 Per Month)
SECURITY DEPOSIT:($600 Refundable)
LEASE TERMS:(Month to Month)

Utilities Includes:Electricity, Gas, Cable, Phone, Internet whiff,Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas Condition,Wardrobe and so on.No parking cost,Neighborhood: N/A Home amenities: Alarm system, Cable,Pets Allowed: Cats, Dogs etc.Available Date: Available Now!

Home Address:990 Jules Poitras,Ville Saint Laurent

phone number:(+234-706-076-9730, 011-234-706-076-9730)

FILL THESE INFORMATION'S BELOW FOR RECORD PURPOSE:

FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
MONTLY INCOMES_______?
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE_________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO),
HOW MANY ________?
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________?
CITY: _______________?
STATE:______________?
ZIP CODE: ____________?
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MAKING THE DEPOSIT_______________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING INTO THE HOUSE______________?



If you notice, you will discover that the price for the Rent we are offering is far below standard (House Renting) price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the Rents but the absolute care for our property. I know there is no way i can be sure that you are the right person to live in the House because we won't be able to meet in physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the House.But i just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you believe you can take good care of the house and handle it,then i will be more than happy to let you rent the House.


Herbert


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

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 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.

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.

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