Rental Scammer - [email protected]

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Seen writing from IP 86.126.99.41 Romania

From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: Studio flat to rent,Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, EC2M
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:26:39 +0000

Hi,
My name is Helena and now i'm now in Ireland.I have the flat for rent and I’m a private landlord.
The rent is 500£ / month including all bills electricity, water, gas,etc and the concil tax,minimum stay : 2 weeks and max 1-2 years. Security Deposit-returnable at the end of a month stay in my flat.
Utility bills inclusive,Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm .
Rental price is lower because i want to rent the apartment fast as possible.You can keep pet if you have.
The flat and the flat is fully furnished, newly refurbished and also benefits from wood flooring.
You have internet, phone, washing machine with dryer,tube station only five minutes,private garden,
cable TV and most important parking place.The flat is clean,the area is quiet .
I am waiting your answer soon.
Regards...

This person asks 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 payment to a friend or family member.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union and they will send the keys through a courier company.

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.

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 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 helena groberg <[email protected]>
sender time Sent at 22:55 (UTC). Current time there: 09:10. ?
to Michelle Banks
date 20 March 2011 22:55
subject RE: Reply to your ad: Studio flat to rent,Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, EC2M
mailed-by hotmail.com

Hi again,
I work and is very hard for me to come in UK. I can't take the risk to leave my new job .five days
ago I was in London to meet with a client but when I arrived in London he never responded to my e`mails and now i need
to be sure 100 % before i come in London we do the rent papers then i can come back in ireland.
So i can be sure of that look how we can do:
You make the payment from your name and address to your best friend name and address in UK using Western Union for 2
months rent that means £1000 and send me the scanned receipt. As soon as I see the scanned receipt that you have
made the payment, I will come in UK and you will see the flat and maybe rent it. After that, we will go together at
the Western Union office and you will take the money back and pay me.So all you have to do is to find a Western
Union office and wire £1000 from your name to your friend name and send the scanned receipt. I am asking you this
to be sure that I do not come in UK for nothing.The Western Union transfer fee i will pay you back cash when we meet to show you the flat.
As soon as I have the confirmation from Western Union that the money are available on his name I stop the
transactions with all the other customers.You must understand correctly the situation you don't need send me any
money,penny ,only prove that have the money until the day you want to see the apartment for keep this flat for you ,
this is my warranty.
I expect your decision about this if you want rent my flat because i have more people interested in rented
apartment.

Regards