Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Information about apartment
To: Con Warner


Thanks for showing interest in my place.. Let me start by saying a little about me,i am a mechanic and deals with repair and rebuild of vehicles, self employed and the owner of my own company. i have just opened a new outlet here in Phillipines and moved so i am looking to rent this unit out for a long term purpose. Located at:505 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019


Available for immediate move in. Modern 2 bedroom & 1 bathroom with five (5) appliances including dish washer with in-suite laundry room and plenty of storage space and parking space . Professional and mature neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted and immaculately clean.

The rent is $1000 per month including utilities and $1000 for damages deposit....I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures to you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the next step which is the application process...

Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you.

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.

Bank account reported.

On May 3, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Fred Lamark <[email protected]> wrote:

Nice to read from you .You can go ahead and send it to my account below .And get back to me with the transfer receipt.

Barclays Bank
Name: R L L Thys
Sorting Code: 20-69-17
Account Number: 13755991
Swift-Bic Number: BARCGB22
IBAN :GB02 BARC 2069 1713 7559 91

N:- You will need to convert from USD to GBP before you can make the tranfer .

I will like to read from you once the payment has been transfer .
Regards

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Fred Lamark <[email protected]> wrote:
When you send me the $1200 it will take 2 or 3 days for it to reflect in my account and the fourth day i will get back to you with the shippment details ASAP So when you send it on thursday i will get you the shippment details on Monday So you can get the keys on tuesday..


Regards