by Michelle
Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:03 am
From: Dennis Braun <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: $650 / 1br - Amazing one furnished bedroom apartment for rent (calgary)
To: Michelle Banks
Hello,
I can see you are interested in the ad I have posted, I am currently in west Africa now with my family where we work as a volunteer with the Missionary, here is the site http://www.ywampenang.org for more details about why we are here in Africa. We spent less time in Calgary so we could not get a hold on any Realtor to handle this rent issue, although it was when we knew how long we are going to stay in Africa that we decided to rent out the apartment. However, the initial plan was to sell out the apartment which we tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the price and it takes longer to sell. We are telling you this in case you find the apartment on another website, that is the old advert. So we need a tenant to take care of it, but since we are out of town, we have received some proposals regarding the rent because it is located in a very good area of Calgary, but we still have to make sure it is rented out to someone who can take good care of it.The keys and the document to the apartment are right here with me and I could send it to you after all necessary agreement has be accepted by my family. It includes facilities such as water and heat laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access and car park and other necessary facilities, also comes with trash collection, pets are allowed as well as long as they are not destructive. We also want you to let us have trust in you as we always stand on our word. So if you know you are capable of the task,get back to me so that we can provide you with some questions that we would want you to answer.
Regards and God bless
Dennis
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.
