by Michelle
Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:42 am
From: R Morgan [email protected]
Sent: 03/10/11 11:15 PM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: FLAT DETAILS WITH PICTURES
Thanks for your interest in our Advert, Am Mrs Morgan,me and my husband to be co-own the flat and we used to stay in the property but right now,we are currently in Wales due to a contract we have there but we can come up to the London for you to view anytime you want.
Our flat is two bedroom apartment well furnished and presently there is nobody in the property and here is little details about the flat before we proceed.
Find below details:
Address: Marsham Street Westminster London SW1P 4HU
Description:The room is extremely big ( more than 20 square meters) it is fully furnished and super bright ( 2 big windows) and it has a big bathroom with powerful shower and bath of sole use of the room!
The rent is £110 per week all inclusive but the price can be negotiable is the perfect tenant is found!
In addition there is another spacious double bedroom which is empty but can be also rented for occasional guests (family or friends) at the same price of the weekly rent!
The flat is super convenient, it is a 4 minute walk from Pimlico tube station (Victoria line), across the street there's a bus stop and it's close to the river too so perfect for people willing to jog or cycle.
It is just across from the Tate Britain, the London College of Design and walking distance ( 15 minutes) to Victoria station, House of Parliament and therefore also Westminster tube station ( circle and district lines and jubilee).
The location is extremely quiet which is something unique for such a central location and the apartment is on the first floor.
Just across the flat there is also a communal garden which is perfect for unwinding and relaxing and off street parking is available!
Rent pw: £110.00
Rent pcm:£440.00
Minimum Stay: 1 Month(s)
Maximum stay:1 yr with the option of extending the contract after 12 months
Moving in date: the room is currently available but I'm flexible with moving in date.
Refundable security and damage deposit:£1000(refundable after 4weeks of stay in the flat)
sq ft: 710
66 sq m
Room Sizes
Reception room: 20'9 x 14'9 (6.3 x 4.5m)
Bedroom: 14'10 x 9'1 ( 4.5 x 2.8m)
Kitchen: 8'10 x 7'5 ( 2.7 x 2.3m)
Garden: 41' x 24' (12.5 x 7.3m)
Home Features:TV ,CD - DVD - Video,Radio,High-speed Internet with WiFi,Washing Machine ,dryer, Heating,
iron and Ironing board,Gas cooker,Electric Kettle,Toaster,Dishwasher,Refrigerator, Microwave e.t.c
Few picture of the flat are hereby attached with this email.
Awaiting your urgent reply, Thanks for your interest once again and you are most welcome.
KINDEST REGARDS
RACHEL AND ANDREW.
From: R Morgan <[email protected]>
Date: 13 March 2011 21:55:07 GMT
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: EMAIL TO PROCEED
You will need to make the transfer of the deposit to someone close to you living in London making the name of that person close to you as the sender of the funds while you make use of your own name as the receiver i.e (Raveena Gore) of the funds so that i can be sure you have the money and you are capable and serious of renting or viewing or flat.If you are okay with our property after viewing it then we can both walk down to the nearest western union office to receive the funds and proceed for payment and sign contract.
Because i have had several cases like, Having a deal for viewing and fail to turn up is either they cannot afford the rent or the security deposit been required and also I had a bitter experience recently in the hands of one so-called interested candidate who made me come up to London claiming he was interested in our property and on getting to the London,I waited for him at the meeting spot and the idiot ended up wasting my precious time and money coming up to London only for him to call me later on that he was sorry and that he will not be able to rent my flat anymore because the person he was expecting money from disappointed him so i have resolved that anybody interested in my flat must show signs of seriousness by transferring the refundable security deposit of £1000 to someone close to him or her living in United Kingdom before i travel up to London for flat viewing and reserve the property for such person.
At the moment am still trying to recover from the bitter experience i had recently in the hands of that man.
Do get back to me with the evidence that you have made the deposit by scanning a copy of Western Union receipt with the full transfer details or simply send the details via email just in case you do not have access to a scanner so that i can confirm that the deposit has been truly made by you.
Then we can fix time and where to meet in London and proceed for flat viewing and sign all necessary documents.
You don't need to be worried about the transfer charges, I will personally refund it back to you,I'm doing this just to make sure everything is perfect before securing the room for you and travel up to London as i don't want any bitter experience again regarding to our flat.
Let me know if you are okay with this arrangement so that we can proceed.
Regards,
Rachel and Andrew
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.
