Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Martins Fred.

Hello,
Thanks so much for the interest in my Apartment,Am an engineer, Presently am in Philippine to make some research and i will be needing a room mate who will take care of the apartment while am away and when i need to come in i can also have a place to stay, i am looking for a responsible and clean room mate that will take good care of my apartment.

Below is the address of the apartment so that you van go and check out the exterior, get back to me as soon as you check out the place and let me know if you wish to proceed in renting my room so that i can send the interior pics to you and the application form .

Location : 52 Maple Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Hope to read from you soon
Have a wonderful day
Best regards

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.

I will like you to go ahead and send the payment (security deposit) to the below information via Money Gram.

Receiver's Name: MARTINS FRED
Address : 596 P. Ocampo St. Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004

Kindly get back to me with the below information as soon as you send the money via Money Gram

Sender's Name:
Sender's Address:
Confirmation number:
Amount Sent: $550


Once I receive the payment confirmation from you, I will get the keys shipped to you through courier service {Next day Delivery} and the shipment tracking number will be emailed to you so that you can know the exact time the package will be delivered to you so that you can move in at your own convenience time.


Regards
Martins

Here is his new posting in San Francisco Craigslist. I just received a reply from [email protected]. I am
sending him an email back letting him know he is a liar.
Hello,
Thanks so much for the interest in my Apartment,Am an engineer, Presently am in Philippine to make some research and i will be needing a room mate who will take care of the apartment while am away and when i need to come in i can also have a place to stay, i am looking for a responsible and clean room mate that will take good care of my apartment.

Below is the address of the apartment so that you van go and check out the exterior, get back to me as soon as you check out the place and let me know if you wish to proceed in renting my room so that i can send the interior pics to you and the application form .

Location : 532 28th Ave #6 San Francisco, CA 94121

Hope to read from you soon
Have a wonderful day
Best regards

Now he is going by George Phillips

Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:34:11 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Room For Rent
To: @hotmail.com

Thanks for showing interest in my place.. Let me start by saying a little about me, I am a mechanic and deals with repair and rebuild of vehicles, self employed and the owner of my own company. I have just opened a new outlet here in Manila , Philippines and moved so i am looking to rent this unit out for a long term purpose.

The apartment is located at: 454 Namahana St Honolulu, HI 96815

The apartment is a spacious 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom furnished apartment and is strategically located in a very cool and lovely environment with five (5) appliances including dishwasher with in-suite laundry and plenty of storage space, professional and mature neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted and immaculately clean.

The rent is $575 monthly including utilities and $575 damage deposit. I will like you to drive by to the building at your convenience to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures to you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks so we can proceed to the next step.

Waiting to hear from you soon,
Regards

He is at it again in San Francisco as Andrew Mark
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From: Andrew Mark <[email protected]>
Subject: Congratulations!!! You are welcome as my new tenant

You are welcome as my new tenant and i promise you never regret in renting a place from me...Attached here is your application approved to my apartment 226 10th Ave San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

As i have the keys and the documents ready for shipment. I will like you to go ahead and send the payment so the package can be issue first thing tomorrow morning over here.

Kindly get back to me with the information as soon as you send the money

Thanks and God bless.
Andrew
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Congratulations
Your application form as been approved. I really appreciate your willingness in renting my place and i promise you that you will never regret taking my place. I have taken time to go over your application form and i am so impressed and can't stop having the feeling that my place will be well kept by you as promised, and more so something came to my mind and i felt it'll be better to discuss it with you. Well i'm sure i'll have you wondering what it is...LOL. Anyways its not something scary or that serious, i just wanted to know if you could provide me with one or a couple of your picture so as for me to have an idea who my new tenant is and how you look like (no offense).

I'm willing to keep this as a means of recognition pending the time we'll meet as this will even make it easier for me to quickly identify you by the time i come for a visit in the nearest future. Also in the attachment you'd find a recent picture of me. I wish you all the best and good fortunes as you move into my apartment.
The total cost for you to move into the apartment is $1300. $650 for rent and $650 for the damage deposit which is refundable at the end of the lease if nothing is damaged in the apartment. I would be sending the apartment key's and documents to you via UPS EXPRESS to the address you filled in the application form and the shipment tracking number will be emailed to you so that you can track it to know the exact time the package will be delivered to you the next day.. Below are the document I will be shipping to you once i have received the payment from you.
Here are the contents of the document.
1) Entrance and The Rooms Keys
2) The Apartment Documentary File.
3) Payment Receipt.
4) A Copy Of The Lease Agreement Form

I have the keys and the documents ready for shipment. I will like you to go ahead and send the payment to the below information via Western Union.
Name : Andrew Mark
Street: 596 P. Ocampo St, Malate Manila, Phillippines 1004
Kindly get back to me with the below information as soon as you send the money via
Western Union.