Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Reply to your "2+2 @ The Cosmopolitan" Ad on Gumtree
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 12:29:06 +0200

Hello,

First of all I want to thank you for your reply. I really appreciate you took the time to answer me. I am the owner of the apartment located in 202 Kim Seng Rd, Singapore 239496. It is still available for rent for $2700/month including utilities for as long as you need. The apartment is in the best conditions, it is newly furnished and equipped with all the dependencies. I bought the apartment in 2007 and I lived there with my pet until last month when I received a promotion and needed to move to Milan / Italy.

In the apartment you will find a dishwasher, a refrigerator, a freezer, a washing machine, a dryer, an iron, , an oven, a toaster, a coffee maker, vacuum cleaner, a big screen TV, cable TV with the basic access, ADSL internet and Wi-Fi access. Also the apartment is near the public transportation, a shopping mall, a gym, and other facilities. There are no problems if you have any pets, as long as you clean up after them. The apartment has a parking space for one car. I have spent a great amount of money refurnishing the apartment and my request is that you treat it like it was your own. I am not interested to make a lot of money from the rent as I am interested to find a tenant that will take good care of the property until my return(the minimum lease period is 3 months).

My contract here in Italy expires in October 2014.

Because I had to move to Italy so soon I didn't had the time to find a trustworthy agent, I had to take the apartment keys with me. I had a real bad experience with the renting agents from the area with my previous home. I can't come to show you the apartment and I don't have any friends in the area to send the keys. I have found a way for us to complete the deal fast (2 days) and easy. The solution is a worldwide delivery company called TNT ( http://www.tnt.com/ ), with them you will be able to check the apartment before I receive the payment.

Let me know how this sounds to you.

Looking forward to your answer. I have attached the pics in this email. The pics are attached in this email!!

Jody Gleadhill
20129 Milano (MI)
1, Piazza Cinque Giornate
[email protected]

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.

Photos are attached. THe apartment it's located at the 5th floor.
You should pay first 1 month rent + BOND so the total amount will be $5400.
In the following lines I will try to explain the procedure.You will have to send me your details (your full name and address) so I can fill out the lease agreement and start the transaction.I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the Keys and the contract signed by me right away.
I will send you the signed lease agreement and the apartment keys through TNT.They will send you a notification that they have received the keys and the lease. Next you will have to send the 1st month payment and the bond to the TNT agent You will have to send the deposit information to TNT. You will receive the keys and the lease from TNT.You will checkout the apartment and if you like it you release the payment to me. If you don't like it you return the keys and the unsigned lease to the TNT agent and he will refund the cash you deposited.
I am hoping that this is ok with you and we can close the deal.

Thank you

Jody Gleadhill
20129 Milano (MI)
1, Piazza Cinque Giornate
[email protected]

Same thing happened to me from a search on Gumtree for Melbourne.
See below

Hello,

First of all I want to thank you for your reply. I really appreciate you took the time to answer me. I am the owner of the apartment located in 230/339 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. It is still available for rent for $250 p/w including utilities for as long as you need. The apartment is in the best conditions, it is newly furnished and equipped with all the dependencies. I bought the apartment in 2007 and I lived there with my pet until last month when I received a promotion and needed to move to Milan / Italy.

In the apartment you will find a dishwasher, a refrigerator, a freezer, a washing machine, a dryer, an iron, , an oven, a toaster, a coffee maker, vacuum cleaner, a big screen TV, cable TV with the basic access, ADSL internet and Wi-Fi access. Also the apartment is near the public transportation, a shopping mall, a gym, and other facilities. There are no problems if you have any pets, as long as you clean up after them. The apartment has a parking space for one car. I have spent a great amount of money refurnishing the apartment and my request is that you treat it like it was your own. I am not interested to make a lot of money from the rent as I am interested to find a tenant that will take good care of the property until my return(the minimum lease period is 3 months).

My contract here in Italy expires in October 2014.

Because I had to move to Italy so soon I didn't had the time to find a trustworthy agent, I had to take the apartment keys with me. I had a real bad experience with the renting agents from the area with my previous home. I can't come to show you the apartment and I don't have any friends in the area to send the keys. I have found a way for us to complete the deal fast (2 days) and easy. The solution is a worldwide delivery company called TNT ( http://www.tnt.com/ ), with them you will be able to check the apartment before I receive the payment.

Let me know how this sounds to you.

Looking forward to your answer. I have attached the pics in this email. The pics are attached in this email!!

Jody Gleadhill
20129 Milano (MI)
1, Piazza Cinque Giornate
[email protected]