by Con Warner
Wed May 25, 2011 1:51 pm
> Subject: Re: College Park 1BR Rental
From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Hello,
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hearing from you.I am
Rev Wilfred Jones.Am the owner of the flat you are making inquiry
of.Actually I resided in the flat with my family,such as my wife and
my only son before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from
my working place and now my wife is presently in Newcastle,United
Kingdom and presently my flat is still available for rent,the rent
including the utilities like hydro,washer and security,More so i went
for a Crusade in the West Africa and i will like you to get in touch
with my wife asap for more discussion as She is with the keys and the
document to the flat.Please i want you to note that,i am a kind and
honest man and also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give
you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this
flat and want you to treat it as your own,is that taken,it is not the
money the main problem but want you to keep it tidy all the time so
that i will be glad to see it neat when i coming for a check up.i do
that once in a while.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i
always stand on my word..Email my wife Mary on,
([email protected] ) and she will attends to you better.
Thanks and God bless you.
Rev. Wilfred.
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.
