Rental Scammer - [email protected]

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from [email protected]

Hi,

Thanks for the interest you have in my flat, my flat is fully furnished and finished to a high standard.Below are the things you should know about my flat.Minimum stay 1 week .

Rent
The rent is 90 pounds per week with Utility bills inclusive (water, gas, council tax, TV license,electricity and wireless Internet)
Security deposit
The security deposit is 400 pounds
At this point that you want to rent my flat, i have a few questions for you:

1. Can you take good care of my flat?
2. How long do you intend to rent my flat for?
3. Can you provide a reference in Cambridge?
4. Where are you coming from to rent my flat?

I require answers to my questions before we can proceed with the rental processes.
Hope to read from you soon

Best regards

Mr/Mrs Campbell

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.

From: helen cambell <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:16:55 +0000
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: This apartment is situated in the TOWN CENTRE of Manchester M1 5QD

Hi,

thanks for your response and I am very delighted to hear from you.However owing to my past unpleasant experience of inviting intending tenant to view my flat without confirming if they are actually capable of paying their rent at the right time has caused me a great discomfort and as such i do not want to experience it anymore, because i have to travel all the way from Scotland to take interested candidate round my flat because that is where i work with Greens insurance company,and i do hope you understand my point of view.

In view of the previous occurrences, I am not asking any money from you as long as i have not taken you round my flat and signed your contract with my solicitor,but i have been strongly advised to confirm that you can pay your rent as at when due, so before we can proceed for viewing, I will like to confirm that you can afford your rent. All you need to do now is to make a transfer of 2 weeks rent plus the security deposit of £400 to your friend or partner within the UK through money gram close to you, The reason for using money gram is that it is faster and my solicitor can easily confirm the transfer almost immediately she receives the scanned copy of the transfer receipt or the details of the transfer.

Once you are done with the transfer, get back to me with the scanned copy of the transfer receipt as i forward it to my solicitor to confirm if the transfer is valid and available for pick-up by your friend or partner.Once my solicitor confirms the transaction valid, i will then ask you to tell your friend to pick up the money for you, then we can immediately proceed for viewing. I shall refund the cost of transfer to you when we meet for the viewing. After the viewing, you can proceed to signing the contract and then pay your rent and security deposit to me directly.

Kindly proceed with the transfer and get back to me as soon as possible as there are lots of other interested tenants which i have placed on hold for you.


I look forward to your reply,and i do hope to meet you soon.

Regards
Mr/Mrs Campbell

from helen cambell <[email protected]>
to Michelle Banks
date
subject RE: Reply to your ad: A well appointed 1 double bedroom ground floor flat available for rent in Cambridge

Dear Michelle

Thanks for your effort in perfecting the reservation.i have attached the contract and the refund policy agreement to this email ,you will have to print and bring it along with you on your arrival date to my flat.

In order to perfect the reservation for you,you will have to pay a reservation deposit in order to secure my flat for the said move in date.The reservation deposit will be 2 weeks rent plus the security deposit of 400 pounds pounds making 580 GBP which you are going to pay for the reservation deposit and note that i shall refund the security deposit of 400 pounds to you at the end of a week stay in my flat.You are expected to transfer the reservation deposit through any money gram outlet close to you.find below my details for the transfer.

Full name Mrs Helen Campbell

Address:Flat 2 Brooklands Court Brooklands Avenue Cambridge CB2 8BP

Kindly proceed with the transfer and get back to me with the scanned copy of the transfer receipt so that i can confirm that you made the transfer and i will attach attach the receipt with the utility papers that will be handed over to you with the keys to my flat on your arrival date to my flat.

I look forward to reading from you in time in order to avoid time wasting as i have placed other interested tenants on hold for you.

Regards

Mr/Mrs Campbell
+447950586967