by Michelle
Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:55 pm
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:27:31 +0800
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Large furnished apartment
From: [email protected]
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness hearing from you. The owner of the apartment you are making inquiry about. Actually I resided in the flat with my family with my wife and my only daughter before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working place, and presently my flat is still available for rent for including the utilities like hydro, washer,security. Am in China for a Crusade{for children} and I will like you to get in touch with my wife in United State for more information,she is with the keys/document to the flat.we're kind and honest family & respectful people and also spent a lot on our property that we want to give you for rent, I will solicit your absolute maintenance of this flat and want you to treat it as your own, if it's taken by you, money is not the main problem but we want you to keep it tidy for me to be glad when even we return. I also want trust in you as I always stand on my word.
Address:- 67 Chiltern Street,Marylebone,London,W1U 6NJ,United Kingdom
Rent:- ?100 per/week and the total of ?400 per month
Security Deposit:- ?300 {Refundable when leaving the apartment}
Email my wife Rochelle on ([email protected]) and she will attends to you better.
Thanks and you are welcome...
Best Regards
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
