Rental Scam - [email protected]

From: Marlin Miller [mailto: [email protected] ]
Subject: Re: Downtown Vancouver Furnished Condo Rental at Shangri-La - Exquisite 1



Hello xxxxxxxxx,

One bedroom in Shangri-La, The Condo is in a residential district close to the main thoroughfares to either downtown or out-of-town.There is everything you need for a perfect stay including a washer and dryer within our unit. This city is very walkable and vibrant with wonderful restaurants and brew pubs. We have a concierge available for a small fee to help with anything you need including rides, groceries or advice on activities. The unit comes with a secure parking spot. We are a pet free, smoke free, kid free unit. Cleaning service is provided.



All services near by: metro, highway, banks, restaurants…

Asking Price : $1600 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



1111 Alberni St,

Vancouver,

BC

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.



Best Regards

Marlin Miller

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card 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.