by Con Warner
Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:44 am
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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.
From: John Mullen <[email protected]>
Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well taken good care of, and they are some rules and regulation in which i do give out to my tenant if they are willing to rent my house, so please don't disrespect my order ,but if you are still capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way. You must keep my house clean including the surrounding,you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on a Missionary Work because, in a church here named World Mission Center, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent.Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am,but nevertheless i am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... So i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house anytime to take a look.Note:There is a for sale sign in the house because before leaving the state i wanted to sell the house but due to my wife advice we decided not to sell the house any more and that is why we are handling the rent process our self.I hope you are okay with the price,the month rent is $900 and the deposit is $500.Here is the house address (91 Old Alhambra Rd,Clancy, MT 59634)Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose.
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Date of Birth
Current Address
Are you married
How many people will be living in the house
Do you have a pet
Do you have a car
Occupation
Move In Date
A picture of occupant
How soon can you make the payment
How soon do you want to receive the keys and the document
My Contact
John Mullen
My contact Line are:(+2348069414399 OR +2347040529946)
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.
