Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:05 pm
From: brainjames4 <[email protected]>

Thanks for your prompt reply,I am very happy to read from you and i am willing and wish to rent my property to you.Actually, all i and my wife care about is just a good tenant to take better care of the place for us and i am putting all my trust in you. I attach picture with this email.

The rent fee includes all utilities such as:Phone/Internet/Cable/Dishware /Microwave/central Air Condition/laundry/fridge/heating and so on.Damage deposit is $700 while the rent fee is $1400 but note that the damage deposit is refundable after your tenancy.We have plans in buying another house in Canada when we return and we will be visiting home whenever we are on vacation,so you can live there for as long as you want.We will require the first month rent to be sent to us when you receive the keys and documents of the property you we send the damages deposit.I want you to fill the rent application form below and send it back to me.

RENT APPLICATION FORM

TENANT NAME:
PERMANENT ADDRESS:
DELIVERY ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM PERMANENT ADDRESS:
MARTIAL STATUS:
PHONE NUMBER:
NUMBER OF OCCUPANT:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
MOVE IN DATE:
DO YOU HAVE PETS?:

Kindly fill the rent application form and once everything is okay with me, i will contact the shipping company (FEDEX DELIVERY) to come pick up the keys and documents for shipping asap.Also, i will get back to you with a payment details to send the Damage deposit.

Below are the content of the package that will be ship over to you:

1. Description and Full address to the property
2. Bunch of Keys including the entrance and room keys
3. A month and damage deposit receipt

My Name is Smythe while my wife name is Jennifer and my Daughter name is Sharon.

Hope to see you there soon, kindly make sure you get back to me asap so that i can have everything ready...You can also reach me on this number:1(818 869 0407.My phone is usually off when i am at work,but you can text me if it's not going through.

Thank you.


This Scammer will arrange to send you an Invoice or Notification -- Make no mistake, the Document will be fake !
If you are reading this because you have received such an invoice, kindly forward it to the address in my signature line and I will report the details to the appropriate authorities.
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by Melcabell Wed May 22, 2019 12:29 pm
Good day,

I have found two listings in Langley BC craigslist search site with the same email thread. Please see the email address it is coming from.

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 3BR / 2.5BA BASEMENT SUITE WITH INSUITE LAUNDRY

Hello Melissa,

Thanks for your prompt reply,I am very happy to read from you and i am willing and wish to rent my property to you.Actually, all i and my wife care about is just a good tenant to take better care of the place for us and i am putting all my trust in you. I attached picture with this email.

The rent fee includes all utilities such as:Phone/Internet/Cable/Dishware /Microwave/central Air Condition/laundry/fridge/heating and so on.Damage deposit is $700 while the rent fee is $1500 but note that the damage deposit is refundable after your tenancy.We have plans in buying another house in Canada when we return and we will be visiting home whenever we are on vacation,so you can live there for as long as you want.We will require the first month rent to be sent to us when you receive the keys and documents of the property you we send the damages deposit.I want you to fill the rent application form below and send it back to me.

RENT APPLICATION FORM

TENANT NAME:
PERMANENT ADDRESS:
DELIVERY ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM PERMANENT ADDRESS:
MARTIAL STATUS:
PHONE NUMBER:
NUMBER OF OCCUPANT:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
MOVE IN DATE:
DO YOU HAVE PETS?:

Kindly fill the rent application form and once everything is okay with me, i will contact the shipping company (FEDEX DELIVERY) to come pick up the keys and documents for shipping asap.Also, i will get back to you with a payment details to send the Damage deposit.

Below are the content of the package that will be ship over to you:

1. Description and Full address to the property
2. Bunch of Keys including the entrance and room keys
3. A month and damage deposit receipt

My Name is Trevor while my wife name is Theresa and my Daughter name is Sharon.

Hope to see you there soon, kindly make sure you get back to me asap so that i can have everything ready...You can also reach me on this number:1
(818) 869-0407.My phone is usually off when i am at work,but you can text me if it's not going through.
Thank you.

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