Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:52 am
From: James Hills <[email protected]>


Steps from the convention centre and the SkyTrain is this cosy and modern apartment, boasting floor-to-ceiling windows, access to a fitness facility, and high speed internet.

There is a bedroom with a comfortable queen-size bed, as well as a sofa bed for one extra guest. The open-concept kitchen is connected to the living room, with a couch and a flat-screen TV. The building has a 24-hour concierge, secure parking, a lounge, meeting area, and 2 gardens.

Take a bus for 10 minutes into beautiful Stanley Park and visit the world-class Vancouver Aquarium. Guests can reach the permanent and popular Granville Island Market and the shopping district of South Granville in 15 minutes by bus.

Centrally located, the apartment is walking distance from many great areas, including historic Gastown (2 minutes), the Granville Street entertainment district (5 minutes), and the shopping of Robson Street (7 minutes). The whole downtown area is packed with restaurants and shops.

All services near by: metro, highway, banks, restaurants…
Asking Price : $900 per month, utilities including
Security Deposit: $450 which is refundable.
Available now for both long and short term

So if you are interested in renting the flat, kindly get back to me by filling me with below details for me to prepare a lease agreement for you and for registration.


*Your Full Name:
*Your Full Address:
*Phone Number:
*Age?:
*Are you married?:
*Do you have a pet?:
*Do you have a car?:
*Occupation?:
*The picture of the Tenant Renting the house? (If available):
*Exact move in date:
*Exact move out date (If known):


HERE IS THE HOUSE ADDRESS.
LOCATION & AREA

610 Granville St,
Vancouver,
BC V6C 3J3,
Canada


Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that I can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you, please am giving you all this base on trust, you know that, we do not see yet and only putting everything into God's hand, so please do not let me down on this property and God bless you more as you do this.

Regards
James Hills


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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