Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:23 am
from [email protected]

Good Morning,
How are you doing? I had to leave Spokane, WA in a hurry due to my recent promotion and it involves me working in different states. My family and i just moved from Spokane, WA. We intend selling the house if we find a Tenant that would be ready for a lease to own after a year in the house, if not, then we will continue with normal rentals. We have made the monthly rent significantly low and affordable as good faith for my happiness for my recent promotion. If you want more photos of the House, let us know. I am currently working as a counselor for the United States Aid for International Development (US-AID) here in Houston, TX. Please visit http://www.usaid.gov/, you can also support our mission.I guess by now you should eager to view the house because it is a lovely home. So far, we have seen a couple of interested families but we shall rent to the best tenant according to our choice. . The rent is $750 while the security deposit is also $750. The house is ready for move in...UTILITIES INCLUDED AND LEASE IS 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Price: $750
Deposit: $750
2 Bedrooms
1 full Bathrooms
Single-Family Home
Pets are allowed
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Garbage Disposal
Washer
Dryer
Air Conditioning
Heating Fuel: natural gas
Range: gas
672 sqft
Patio

Due to the fact that I live and work here in Houston, TX, You will have to go look the house thru the windows and if you like the house email me back for the rental application after you've gone by to look the house. Here is the address to the house 2907 W Garland Ave, Spokane, WA 99205.



Regards,
Christopher

You can reach me at (832) 569-3202, (808) 378-0510, make sure you text me to (832) 569-3202, (808) 378-0510 if i don't answer the phone.


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.
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