by Michelle
Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:03 pm
[email protected] wrote:-
Hello,
Thanks for your reply and interest in my flat,I'd love to have you visit my apartment but due to recent inconveniences caused by wanna be tenants who I have invited for viewing and turned out to be time waster. I have decided to know your readiness and capability before inviting you for the viewing. I currently work in Birmingham which is the the main reason I want to let my flat out. I'll need to know before coming from Bir mingham down to London to show you the flat. Due to previous predicament that I have gone through in the past trying to rent the property to some students,I have got to realize so many people are not really in need of an apartment all they do is secure a place in advance, My last experience in trying to rent the property to a particular lady had got me to predicate on these,she made me believe she was willing and ready to get the apartment she even went to the extend of showing me her statement of account,which made me took her for the viewing but after taking her for the viewing,she saw the apartment and got to love it and never wanted to loose it,so she kept pleading i retain it for her because she is not financially composed at the moment,which i did but end up disastrously. I will need to be sure of your readiness and capability i.e if you will be able to pay for monthly rent plus security deposit (£350+£500=£850)Therefore,I will want you to make a transfer of a month rent plus security depos it (£350+£500=£850) by going to the closest Western Union outlet that you know is more nearer you can send it to your friend or someone that close to you and make the transfer, the sender as your name and the receiver will be your friend or any of your family members and you can also make them as the sender and the receiver will be your own name. so that would show how much you need my property and after the viewing and you are ok with the flat, we proceed by signing the contract/tenancy agreement form and handover the keys to you and we go to the closest Western union outlet closer to my flat to pick up the money and you pay me hand to hand as i will be ready to show you the flat and have your receipt and tenement agreement form ready as soon as i get the receipt of the transfer you made to yourself via Western union that show that you really make the transfer and it is available to be pick up by you .
Don't get me wrong, not as king you to send me the mo ney for the apartment and I do not want you to have the feeling that I'm asking for money before you see what you are renting because I know that payment is meant to be done after you have seen the flat and okay with it but most tenants I have invited for the viewing, is either they cannot afford the rent or security deposit that's why I want to be sure before coming down to show you the flat. This is the reason you are not doing the transfer into my account and to let you have confidence that your money is safe and secure,God forbid if anything happens to your money you can easily go to my bank to lodge complain in order to have your money back but I'm assuring you that everything is gonna be alright ok. If you are ok with this arrangement you can let me know so that you can make the transfer with a family or close friend and once it's confirmed I will come down to show you the flat. You will need to scan the copy of the deposit slip to me as a prove And to let you know. But due to these past experience I am NOT willing to come down to London without any assurance of the fund. I will want you get back to me if you are ok with this arrangement so that we can proceed.I will be looking forward to hearing from you.
When you get to the Western union you don't tell the agent that you want to make a transfer to show proof of a flat as the transfer cost will be very exorbitant when you tell the clerk that, so and you don't tell them anything when you get there and proceed to make the transfer with your friend.
Hope you understand?
Eagerly await your reply back
Kind Regards
Sarah
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.
