by Michelle
Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:50 am
Phillip Gatton <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for the interest you have in my apartment. My Apartment is still available for rent and you can move in as soon as possible as you like, Here are the necessary things you need to know about the apartment.
TYPE OF PROPERTY
Fully furnished one bedroom apartment(Living room, bedroom,bathroom and kitchen)
RENT AND DEPOSIT
*Rental amount: $1750.00
*Refundable Damage Deposit: $1750.00 (Refundable at the end of tenancy)
*Minimum Stay : 1 Month
*Maximum Stay : 1 year (contract renewed every 1 year)
*Type of lease : Both short and long term
*Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas,electricity and wireless Internet)
*Washer/dryer in unit
*Air conditioning
*parking spot
*pets allowed
*Get back to me if you are satisfied and your present location.
regards
From: Phillip Gatton <[email protected]>
It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of reserving or inviting people to come and view my Apartment without any form of confirmation of their financial ability,seriousness,commitment and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great losses to me.
Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who resides in the city.My Lawyer has come up with a refundable reservation, you will need to make a deposit with one month rent payment but before that, he will need some information from you to draft a contract which you will print and bring along with you on your arrival date to my house
Your full name:
Present address:
Confirmed move in date and confirmed move out date:
phone number
after you get back to me with the details, i will forward it to my lawyer to make your contract letter and will be email to you. Don't forget you will sign the contract and email me a copy. Print one along with you when you are coming to the Apartment
Kindly get back to me with those information so that i can tell you how to proceed with the one month rent payment and security deposit.
Regards.
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.
