Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: M I <[email protected]>
Date: May 2, 2011 3:48:42 AM HST
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: $1250 / 3br - 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Single Family Home in Waikele. (Waipahu HI)
Reply-To: M I <[email protected]>

Aloha Michelle,

Thanks for your interest in my house. I am a professional piano/music theory teacher, I'm easy going and friendly. I like Music and have deep interests in traveling. I respect every religion and love to hang around with people and i am definitely not a trouble maker and very helpful in nature. I am currently living in Nigeria West Africa due to my transfer andI will be here for as long as 6 years, that is why am renting out my house. The house is located at : 94 Pumaia Place, Waipahu HI 96797 . This 3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms residence , Kitchen is bright and cherry with all wood cabinets and plenty of counter space. Open dining room and large living room. All bedrooms are nice sizes.There is plenty of space for a vegetable garden and a separate fenced area for pets. Some landscaping with perennials and mature bushes and trees. Fresh paint throughout. The Rent is 1250 monthly including utilities and $750 for Security deposit.

The house is available for long term and short term lease is acceptable. The building is in a great location situated in the quiet and safe area and offers secure access. internet, cable, laundry in-suite are included in the home.Water, Electric is included in the rent and pet are allowed.

I had a Realtor company help me get a tenant, but they were handling things too professionally and were extorting the tenants, so i took the job of their hands and tried doing this my self, but couldn't find any tenantwhile I was still in the state as at last week. so as a matter of urgency for my travel, I do not want my home to be misused in my absence, I decided to take the keys and documents along with me. So I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the house always. I really do need to get a very well-behaved person


SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW.

RENT APPLICATION FORM.
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FIRST NAME: __________?
MIDDLE NAME: __________?
LAST NAME: __________?
PROFESSION: __________?
PHONE: _______________?
(CELL)PHONE: __________?
(WORK)PHONE: __________?
(HOME)PHONE: __________?
ARE YOU MARRIED: __________?
KIDS: _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY: ________?
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________?
CITY: _______________?
STATE: ______________?
ZIP CODE: ____________?
HOW LONG: ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING: __________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU, HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING: ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN: ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET: _________?
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS: ___________?
DO YOU SMOKE: ____________?
DO YOU DRINK: ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT: _____________?
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE MOVE IN DEPOSITS REQUIRED ($750): ____________
WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE: _______________?

Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that I can present it to my family, pray over it (because I consult the Almighty God before making any decision and if accepted we will get the keys and documents of my home to be yours sent to you via courier services as soon as all terms are settled, and have them stored in my file for the purpose of issuing the receipts to you and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you, please we are giving you all this based on trust and again I will want you to stick to your words, you know that we are very far apart now and only putting everything into God's hands and hope that you will not let us down.

The house will be available for rent for a period of five and a half years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there.


Waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards
GARY & CANDACE F M TONOKAWA
+2347043578858

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 money (again via Western Union) 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.

Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house. I am John T Haile. The owner of the 3 br 2ba Single-Family Home at 65410 Southwest 185th Avenue, Beaverton OR 97007. We've decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on a Missionary Work because, in a church here called World Mission, I had a thought of selling the house of which i did a research for an agent to handle it on our behalf and after getting one, we got a deal of looking for a realtor to help us get a tenant but due to the inability to get a good Realtor management to help us with the property of me and my Family had to leave with the keys and document of the house when leaving. later my wife advised against selling the house.Presently, it is no longer for sale, under minding the for sale sign up there in the building which I put there before leaving.So we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on our absent because we just lower the rent to the convenient price so that we can find the right person to occupy it.

We are looking for a well-behaved, clean and honest tenant to rent out our house.We will like you to give us your word and promise us that you will take good care of our house so that we will be happy when we come to visit you in the future. We are willing to work on any flexible plan you may have on your term of renting,Long or short term or month by month.I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the house always if i do rent my house to you. I really do need to get a very well-behaved person to take occupancy of my house and take good care of it for me.We shall be staying for upwards of five years here doing God's Work,a 90 days notice shall be given to you prior to our arrival back to the states after 3-5 years of service here in Nigeria.As regards furniture,if tenant would be bringing in furniture,ours will be taken to storage while cost of storage will be paid by us.If tenant wants to use ours,tenant will be allowed to use.You can give us a call on our cell phone number on +2347043578858 or 0112347043578858. ( Call Anytime )

Rent Fee/Month : $600
Security Deposit : $550


Here is the address of the Home you can drive by and view the exteriors and surroundings and get back to me if you are really interested : 5410 Southwest 185th Avenue, Beaverton OR 97007.

So get back to us as soon as you can so we can send you the application form.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Regards
John T Haile.


I believe this scammer is a same person who tried to scam you for rental property in Hawaii. This time this person is trying to scam in Oregon.

Hi, I recieved that exact same email, verbatim, from a Nikki Neeley for a property here in Murray, UT. The email address was [email protected]

Thought I would let you know, thank you so much for the information! Almost lost $1,150.00 to this person.

Thanks again,

Wenlock

Welcome to ScamWarners Wenlock. We are always pleased to hear that our efforts have saved someone from being scammed and caused a scammer to lose money.

If you know how to post up headers will you do that please. Instructions to find headers are in my signature line. Thank you for the new information, it will help another person too.