by Con Warner
Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:31 pm
From: Robert Butler <[email protected]>
Date: 19 April 2011 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: EUR200 Friedrichshain area of central Berlin 1 Bedrom Apartment (Friedrichshain central Berlin)
Thanks for your email and interest in my apartment.
I am Pastor Robert Butler and I own the bedroom Apartment you are making enquiry of pls email my wife for more informations and tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about so she can email you the address and informations, The apartment is still available for rent one month rent required for move in and security and damages deposit . It comes loaded with amenities: Furnished Living room and Bedroom, Leather furnitires and a walk-in closet, a balcony or patio, ceiling fans, gas stove, garbage disposal,and central air conditioning and heating, I bathroom and Toilet, Fully equipped kitchen. Easy access and transportation options are numerous. The rent fee includes utility bills (electricity,water,etc) so you dont have to worry about that. This apartment is available for short or long term rental. I used to reside in the apartment with my wife, Donna Butler, but due to the fact that I was transferred to West Africa,NIGERIA on a Consignment which is going to be for years, and now reside here for the time being, We have decided to put our apartment for rent to someone neat, honest and trustworthy. I will be here in West Africa,NIGERIA, for a while and very busy with construction. So I will like you to get in touch with my wife via email ( [email protected]) for more details and pictures . Upon confirmation of your interest, You will be given a rent application form by my wife, after you have filled the rent application form and made payment for a month's rent and refundable deposit and damage fees, the keys and documents will be sent to you through DHL. The application form is subject to approval. I want you to note that I am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property so if eventually we give you our apartment, I will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this apartment and want you to treat it as your own.I want to know if I can trust you to handle my property with care. Please note that we don't have anyone over there to show you the apartment, So we will have to send you the keys & Documents via DHL Courier Service on a next day delivery after you have made payment for the first month's payment and security deposit so you can move in asap. If you are ok with this and you are ready to proceed, please e-mail my wife Donna Butler at ( [email protected] ) tell her the location of the apartment you contacted me about and request for the application form .
Pastor Robert Butler .
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.
