Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:38 pm
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: $900 / 4br - 2390 Placid Way (Ann Arbor)
To: Con Warner

Hi,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist.. The house is still available but presently I'm not around... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my wife, we both owned the house when we got married. As soon as we settled down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house and it's going to be available for upto 5 years.. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise.. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out because of maintainance,maintenance i mean is by taking very good care of the house and i will be responsible for the repairs myself, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out because of the up keeping of the house... If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that up keeping of a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $900 and the deposit payment is $900


2390 Placid Way Ann Arbor, MI 48105

4 beds: $900
Full Baths: 3
Square Feet: 1974

GREAT 4 BEDROOM, 2 1/2 BATH HOME IN A GREAT LOCATION. NEIGHBORHOOD OFFERS ACCESS TO CLUBHOUSE, POOL, TENNIS COURT, AND GYM. HOME WITH FINISHED BASEMENT. NICE LOT WITH MATURE TREES.



PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF


Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit and first month payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the house______________________


House Address 2390 Placid Way Ann Arbor, MI 48105


PLS NOTE Drive by and take a look at the exterior of the house because you cannot see the interior of the house.the keys and document are with me and family here in west africa.get back to me after viewing the exterior of the house with the application form filled out so as to proceed in shipment of the keys and document to you after making the payment to me directly,utilities are also included in the rent fee such as water,light,gas,washer,dryer,trash etc


For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
My Cell Number Is (+234-802-360-8638 OR 011-234-802-360-8638)


Best Regards
Haque Sanjeeb


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

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 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.

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.

Email: [email protected]

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by notscammed Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:39 pm
They are trying to scam in Florida now also.
Alias: Knoll Michael <[email protected]>

subject Re: 850 / 3br - 3BR/2BA Single Family House - Delray Beach
mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com


Hi,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist.. The house is still available but presently I'm not around... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my wife, we both owned the house when we got married. As soon as we settled down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house and it's going to be available for upto 5 years.. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise.. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out because of maintainance,maintenance i mean is by taking very good care of the house and i will be responsible for the repairs myself, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out because of the up keeping of the house... If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that up keeping of a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $850 and the deposit payment is $850


715 Sunshine Delray Beach, FL 33483

3 beds: $850
Full Baths: 2
Square Feet: 1330

Charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath home just a bike ride away from the beach and Downtown Delray. Updated eat in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Light and bright living room has french doors that lead to a screened in patio. Large lushly landscaped backyard. Tile in the living room and carpet in the bedrooms. The third bedroom has a murphy bed.

Unit Amenities

* Air conditioning
* Breakfast nook
* Dishwasher
* Granite countertop
* Living room
* Microwave
* Refrigerator
* Stainless steel appliances
* Stove/Oven
* Tile floor
* Yard


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF


Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit and first month payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the house______________________


House Address 715 Sunshine Delray Beach, FL 33483


PLS NOTE Drive by and take a look at the exterior of the house because you cannot see the interior of the house.the keys and document are with me and family here in west africa.get back to me after viewing the exterior of the house with the application form filled out so as to proceed in shipment of the keys and document to you after making the payment to me directly,utilities are also included in the rent fee such as water,light,gas,washer,dryer,trash etc


For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
My Cell Number Is (+234-802-360-8638 OR 011-234-802-360-8638)


Best Regards
Knoll Michael
by lmgmarketing Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:49 am
Hi,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist.. The house is still available but presently I'm not around... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago inWest Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my
company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my Wife, we both owned the house when we got married. As soon as we settled down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my Wife advised against that. she said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house and it's going to be available for upto 5 years.. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise.. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out because of maintainance,maintenance i mean is by taking very good care of the house and i will be responsible for the repairs myself, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be
able to reason along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out because of the up keeping of the house... If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that up keeping of  a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $800 and the deposit payment is $1000



 
5059
Summer Beach Boulevard Amelia Island, FL 32034


Beds Baths Sq Ft Price
3 beds 2.0 1,504 $800


3BR/2BA patio home with pool located in gated Summer Beach. Offered furnished or unfurnished with with two master suites. Pets allowed. On Island. 




 
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF


Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone (        )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone (       )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone (       )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit and first month payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the house________________________




House Address  5059 Summer Beach Boulevard Amelia Island, FL 32034




PLS NOTE  Drive by and take a look at the exterior of the house because you cannot see the interior of the house.the keys and document are with me and family here in west africa.get back to me after viewing the exterior of the house with the application form filled out so as to proceed in shipment of the keys and document to you after making the payment to me directly,utilities are also included in the rent fee such as water,light,gas,washer,dryer,trash etc

 


For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
My Cell Number Is  (+234-802-360-8638 OR 011-234-802-360-8638)





Best Regards
Duane Railene
by Katharina Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:23 am
A Google search on
+234-802-360-8638 (Nigerian!!!) and on
011-234-802-360-8638 (Nigerian!!!) gave a lot of hits on scamwarning sites;
a search for the address showed that the scammer is operating with it on a lot of rental sites. The address was stolen from a property that is for sale.

So, thank you for this warning; it added a fresh address the scammers are using for other targeted persons to find. :beer:
by lmgmarketing Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:31 am
My pleasure. Even though we were disappointed. lol.
Thanks for this site!!
by epena2 Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:29 am
same dude here in AZ , his new email is a made up one of the name of the owner of the house. i almost went through with this.. thx



From: MALIN STEPHEN [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:13 PM
To: Natalie
Subject: Re: $1150 / 5br - 3810ft&sup2; - 5804 N 180th Drive

Hi,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist.. The house is still available but presently I'm not around... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my Wife, we both owned the house when we got married. As soon as we settled down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my Wife advised against that. she said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house and it's going to be available for upto 5 years.. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise.. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out because of maintainance,maintenance i mean is by taking very good care of the house and i will be responsible for the repairs myself, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out because of the up keeping of the house... If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that up keeping of a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $1150 and the deposit payment is $1150


5804 N 180th Drive Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

Beds Baths Sq Ft Price
5 beds 4.0 3,810 $1150

Move in Ready!! Beautiful Custom Home in gated Russel Ranch Communtiy with 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths built in 2004 with a seperate Guest House and a Pool!! Private corner lot next to a greenbelt, mountain views, travertine flooring, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, stone wall accents, pool with stone waterfall, covered outdoor bbq and bar, perfect entertaining home, this home is sure to please.


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF


Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit and first month payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the house________________________


House Address 5804 N 180th Drive Litchfield Park, AZ 85340


PLS NOTE Drive by and take a look at the exterior of the house because you cannot see the interior of the house and incase you see a sign in front of the house,you didn't have to contact anybody else accept me.the keys and document are with me and family here in west africa.get back to me after viewing the exterior of the house with the application form filled out so as to proceed in shipment of the keys and document to you after making the payment to me directly,utilities are also included in the rent fee such as water,light,gas,washer,dryer,trash etc


For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
My Cell Number Is (+234-802-360-8638 OR 011-234-802-360-8638)


Best Regards
Malin Stephen

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