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From: Devonshire Felix - [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:26 AM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Fabulous dble room in central london

Thanks for the interest in my flat. I have attached the pictures of the room . It is a 3 bedroom and 3 bath. Each room cost £350 per month. I am looking for students or professional people to occupy the room, Deposit is only £400 plus 1st month Rent. All common areas like kitchen, dining room, living room, washer/dryer and fenced backyard are accessible. All you pay is rent and the apartments take care of the bills including electricity. A little about myself... I'm a 29 year old male. Pretty mellow and quite, except for an occasional get-together with friends.

Address: 34 & 36 (flat 7) Northdown Str, St Pancras, London, N1 9BP, England

Room and apartment description Features:
Brownstone,
Floor #,
Parking available,
No parking cost,
3 Bedrooms,
3 Bathrooms
Home amenities:
Alarm system,
Cable ready,
Washer Dryer,
Dishwasher,
Microwave,
Kitchen access,
Storage.
Room amenities:
Furnished,
Air conditioning,
Private entrance,
Private bath,
Phone jack,
TV Cable jack,

Facilities Bed linen & towels , Heating, Washing machine/Dryer & iron, Kitchen pots & pans, Crockery, Cutlery, Microwave, Oven, 2 hobs, Refrigerator, Kettle, Sat TV, Double Bed, Wardrobe, Drawer , Table Chair. Private bathroom. Please let me know your preference on flatmates.

Other information. Preferred Tenant description Age: from 18 to 65 yrs. old Gender doesn't matter,smoking outdoors only,nationality doesn't matter to me as far as you are not a freak.No late night parties and wild drama, you must be a responsible and respectable person with absolutely no criminal background. someone who is easy going, drama free, courteous and responsible. Can you tell me a little about yourself? and Get back to me by filling out the tenancy form.

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks

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: Devonshire Felix <[email protected]>
Subject: You are Approved!
To: Michelle Banks
Date: Wednesday, 13 July, 2011, 12:00

Hello,

I am sorry for getting back to you so late. I went to the city for your residence approval and your tenancy form has been reviewed and accepted that the room should be rented out to you with a residence approval, so you are require to Pay the security deposit and a month rent now. Note that the security deposit is refundable immediately after your period of stay if there is no damage of property by you.

What you are to do now is to look for a nearest western union outlet and make the payment of the security deposit and a month rent of £750.

Kindly make the deposit to the below information.

Receivers Name: Devonshire Felix
Receivers Address: 34 & 36 (flat 7) Northdown Str,
St Pancras, London,
N1 9BP, England.

Once the transfer has been made, kindly email me back with the below info.

Senders Name:
Senders Address:
Mtcn confirmation #:
Amount to be Sent: £750

Kindly email me with the above info once the deposit has been made so that your receipt can be issued out scanned and email to you on time today because you will have to come along with when coming for move in.

Expecting your reply.

Felix

The scammer [email protected] has been using a Fake or Stolen UK Passport number 304185110