by Con Warner
Sun May 08, 2011 4:17 am
Subject: Apt for Rent
From: "Raul Towers" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, May 4, 2011 11:11
To: Con Warner
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Hello,
The Apartment located in 135 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R is still
available. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The company I work for has won
the auction for a project, in construction, for a building that will rise up
in London, United Kingdom. I am a civil engineer, so my accommodation period
in England will be about 4 years. I don't want to make a business with the
apartment or make a profit. Just want to find a good and trust person to
take good care of the place because I really love it. I`m the owner of the
apt and it's like in the pics.The apartment is unfurnished but if you want
you can use my furniture from the storage unit. The rent for 1 month is
550CAD$ (for the whole apartment) including all utilities (water,
electricity, Internet, cable, 2 parking spots indoor, air conditioning,
dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, stove, laundry
in-suite, washer and dryer). Everything in this apt is functional because is
recently renovated. If you need to do some reparations (the worst case that
could happen) in the apartment, I will cover the reparations cost, or I will
deduct those from monthly payment. You can move in the apt in the same day
when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who
has the keys because it is a private property but I hope that we will find a
compromise.
If you have any other questions please contact me back by e-mail.
Thank you for your interest and i`m waiting for your answer
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.
