Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: [email protected]
Subject: Inquiry about 3824 42nd Avenue S, Seattle, WA 98118
To: Con Warner

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Boston MA, I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Massachusetts as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Massachusetts and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 3 bedrooms and 2 baths home are very specious and neat. 1,730 sqft

Below is the rental property address:

3824 42nd Avenue S, Seattle WA 98118

Pets allowed: Yes
Rent:1400
Deposit:1000

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

Remain Blessed,
Mr. & Mrs. Sheryl L Harmon

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.

Hello,

We are very pleased that you wrote us regarding our home at 3824 42nd Avenue S, Seattle WA 98118; I also had other people writing me requesting that they rent my property less than a year which I do not support. I want anyone renting my house to at least rent for a year or more. We have also made it known to anyone renting our home that our motives are making sure that the house is kept clean and neat. Utilities include Electricity, water, gas while appliances includes refrigerator, Stove, microwave, dishwasher, Washer/Dryer, Garbage etc.... I initially wrote you that we had plans of selling our house but had a change in mind to lease it out since we will not be staying more than 5 years.

I really know that God has lead me to a wonderful family like yours, as we are planning on selling our home initially thinking that no one can take care of our home when we are gone but with the help of my wife, we are able to think properly before selling our home and have found out that renting it will be the best option for us as we plan on coming back to our lovely home. You have also said a lot that pleases us and we have also seen how wonderful you and your wife can be when you move into our home. My concerns has been solved by you and we believe that all you said should be done the right way in ensuring that we trust you of becoming our tenant. We also plan on making our tenant family friends when they move in.

If all arrangement goes well, we will have the entrance keys and other relevant document in a hard copy paper shipped to your present home address for you to move in at your convenient date. Our home is beautiful and need no amendments. All you have to do is bring in your belongings and maintain the utilities for us. We also have Internet cable in our home as we speak, and will like you to take absolute care of our house when you move in. As soon as you get back to me I will be attaching a rental application form for you to fill and get back to us with your information so that we can know you better.

Remain Blessed,
Mr. Harmon & Family

Someone was just emailing me the same thing today! Except this time the contact name was Patricia Pfeif...

I cannot stand people like that!! Ugh I'm so depressed now because that house was soo cute and obviously too good to be true... Thanks for posting and helping me determine this is a scam!

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse J Jenkins Jr is also a codename they have been using with the same kind of email in the Seattle area....they go through the email address of "[email protected]". DO NOT RESPOND THIS IS A SCAM!!!

This very same scam is posted on Craigslist for a home in Bismarck, ND under the name tagline "$1200 / 4br - Single-Family Home (Bismarck ND)".

The email address listed is [email protected] (which is the name of the individual listed as the actual owner of the home per the property tax records). I can't believe I even wasted a minute of my time with what appeared to be a legitimate posting. Once we received the first email reply it was clearly a scam, but I feel violated for even giving this poster my name, my wife's name and where we are from. Here is the initial email reply:

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Springfield MA, I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Massachusetts as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Massachusetts and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4 bedrooms and 2 baths home are very specious and neat. 2,200 sqft

Below is the rental property address:

2126 North 9th Street, Bismarck ND 58501

Pets allowed: Yes
Rent:1200
Deposit:1000

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

Remain Blessed,
Mr. & Mrs. Willis Wanttaja

I forgot to mention - the scammer tried calling me - the number that popped up was: 508-731-9749

Welcome ergo12345 and jimmyndm,

thank you for posting this additional information!

To Jimmy:
I know it feels disgusting that the scammer has got hold of some of your details. But there is nothing he can do with them. He might try to use them to target you with a different type of scam, but in your case this is highly unlikely; he must have realised that you are not an easy victim.

Thank you for your message, Katharina.

I advised Craiglist and other online posting site that this listing was a scam and attached this message board as a link. I also left a message with the actual registered realtor of the property.

There is a listing for property 3141 Madera Ave, Oakland, CA on Trulia.com, and if you contact the landlord using the site, you get the exact same response previously posted. (The guy is a Robotic Programmer in Georgia, blah, blah.) It is an obvious scam because none of my questions were answered, and way too much other information was given instead. The contact information for the scammer in this case was:

Eric Lambert
[email protected]

I have informed Trulia about the fraud. Thank you for helping me confirm this is a fraud.

Welcome Sunrise, and thank you for this report!
Every detail posted here will help other victims to find their way to this forum before it is too late.

Here's an other one!

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Springfield MA, I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Massachusetts as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Massachusetts and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4 bedrooms and 3 baths home are very specious and neat. 2,362 sqft

Below is the rental property address:

4119 Sano Street, Los Angeles CA 90065

Pets allowed: Yes
Rent:2500
Deposit:1200

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities.

Remain Blesssed,
Mr. & Mrs. David J Park

Welcome to ScmaWarners njl. Thank you for posting this information. Please post the email address this message came from. Often people who are searching to see if they are dealing with a scammer will search the email address. Every piece of information helps.

...and another one. From [email protected]

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family that are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to DALLAS TX, I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regard me and my family. I have a daughter named karen(20yrs) who attends University of DALLAS TX as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in DALLAS TX and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries .

We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 2 bedrooms and 2 baths home are very specious and neat. 1,872 sqft

Below is the rental property address:

279 Western Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930

Pets allowed: Yes
Rent: $1000
Deposit: $1000

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.
Remain Blessed.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Carrancho

"Fraud"= "[email protected]"

The sad part is they are actually using expired listings so the names are really the property owners.

I drove by this house. It wasn't even empty or ready for "move-in". After seeing this exact email being sent to people through the country, word for word, I must believe its a total scam. So sad that it is still going on.

"From: Kerry L Montgomery [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: Hampton Ave Home

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work Baltimore MD, I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Baltimore MD as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist us in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Baltimore MD and am member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4 bedrooms and 3baths home are very specious and neat 1,988sqft.

Below is the rental property address:
House Address

315 N Hampton Ave
Orlando, FL 32803

Monthly Fee ; $1150
Security Deposit: $600
Pet deposit: $200
Pets Allowed: YES
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.
Available :Available Now for move in.

Remain Blessed.
Kerry L Montgomery & Family"

You will have to read this from the bottom up, but I was so disappointed that people make a living off this kind of thing. My husband and I even spoke with the relator regarding this house. It's aweful.

Hello,

My wife and I have gone through your application and have found it satisfactory, so we will say at this point “Congratulations" you are now our tenant and we want you to always pay your Monthly rental fee on time to avoid any form of embarrassment. My wife will be receiving the refundable security deposit along with the 1st Month rent fee paid to her through a wire transfer so as to secure our home for you and take it off market which automatically makes no one contact us for the same house you are renting. She will also be signing on the Lease/Rental Agreement in a hard copy paper before shipping the keys along with the hard copy paperwork to your present home address. Can you please re confirm your present home address? And upon receiving the deposits we will secure our home for you and take it off market and get the keys shipped to your present home address along with a tracking # to let you know the exact time you will be receiving the package. Please do confirm your present home address by sending it again through the email so that we do not make mistake when shipping to you. When do you plan moving into our home when you receive the keys; Let me know immediately so that we can make arrangement on your move in date. Get back to me for payment information.So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply or call 213-426-8356 ASAP.

Remain Blessed,
Mr & Mrs Gabriel & Family



--- On Wed, 10/3/12, Brooke
From: Brooke
Subject: RE: RENTAL APPLICATION FORM
To: "Place Home" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 12:30 PM







From: Place Home [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 12:56 PM
To: Brooke
Subject: RENTAL APPLICATION FORM

Hello,

Attached is the Rental Application form, fill it and get back to us, I can see your willingness in leasing our home and hope we will never have regrets in leasing our home to you.

I want you to also know that we will let you stay in our home till the period of time you wish to as long as you pay up your rent on time. We also want you to know that the rent fee covers the utilities, you can use them and take proper care of our home.

All we ask for is making sure you fill the rental application form properly so that we can approve you as our ten,ant, we will also advise you secure our home by paying for a refundable security deposit so that we can take our house off market and let other renters not to contact us anymore for the same house you are about renting.


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name Brooke
Current Address
Home Phone (
Mobile Phone (
Date of Birth
Reasons for Leaving We would like a bigger place Rent $865.00
Are you married Yes-
How many people will be living in the house 3
Do you have a pet No
Do you have a car Yes-
Occupation Agent Assistant/Sales Associate
Monthly Income
Move In Date Nov 1st
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME We prefer to deliver the deposit in person
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE The same day we deliver the deposit.


Available :Available Now for move in.


Here are the contents of the package that will be shipped to your present home address via a courier service upon receiving your application form filled by you.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent House form (Containing your reference details)
3) The duplicate of the House documented file.
4) Payment Receipt.

Remain Blessed.
Mr. Gabriel & Family


--- On Wed, 10/3/12, Brooke

From: Brooke
Subject: RE: $650 / 3br - 1550ft&sup2; - 3 bedroom 2 full 2 half bath home available in florence! (Florence)
To: "Place Home" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 5:20 AM
Mr. Nunez
Thank you for replying to my e-mail. As you can see from my signature line I work for X as his secretary as well as everyone else's here in the office. ? I'm a jack of all trades. My husband is the manager of X. We just had a daughter in February, and her name is X. She has been a much needed blessing to our lives.

We attend Florence Baptist Church, and are good Christian people. As far as being clean, I would defiantly say we fit that category. Even though my husband and I both work full time our house is cleaned every night before we go to bed, we have somewhat of a routine to help each other out so we can spend as much time together as possible. Not to mention I use to clean houses as a part time job.

I'm sorry to hear that your home did not sell, but I am more than happy to say that my husband and I would be a perfect fit to take care of your home while you are away. We currently live at the X and are paying more than you are asking for a smaller place. We would like to move because we need the space for our daughters toys, bedding, and the rest of her goodies. We also need a study, which we are hoping to use as the third bedroom.

Our October rent has already been paid for, so we would be able to move in November 1st. If you are willing to cut the deposit in half my husband and I discussed cleaning the house for you instead of you doing it yourself or hiring someone. We have done that before with others we have rented from, just a thought. Please let me know if you need any other information and I will be more than happy to share it with you.

If you don't mind me asking how much did your electric and water run you a month?

Thank you again and have a great day.







From: Place Home [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:16 AM
To: Brooke
Subject: Re: $650 / 3br - 1550ft&sup2; - 3 bedroom 2 full 2 half bath home available in florence! (Florence)

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Detroit, MI , I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Detroit, MI as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Detroit, MI and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 3 bedrooms and 2/1 baths home are very specious and neat.

Below is the rental property address:
House Address: 9172 Susie Dr Florence, KY 41042

Monthly Fee ; $650
Security Deposit: $650
Pets Allowed:

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You.
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Nunez

this was posted on Craigslist and we went ahead and hit a reply button, but received the same content in return. while looking around the net for any clues, found this page and it was 'the end' for further communication.

From: Greathome Forrent <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: $2000 / 4br - FOSTER CITY Great floor plan, 4BR/3BA, 2,360sf home with separate fami (foster city)
To: me




Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Deltona FL I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Deltona FL as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Deltona FL and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4bedrooms and 3baths home are very specious and neat.

Below is the rental property address:
House Address: 670 Leo Dr Foster City, CA 94404

Monthly Fee ; $2,000
Security Deposit: $2,000
Pets Allowed:

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name___________________________________
Current Address________________________ City_____________ State______ Zip Code________
Home Phone ( ) ___________________
Mobile Phone ( ) ____________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________
Are you married________________
How many people will be living in the house_________________
Do you have a pet______________
Do you have a car______________
Occupation____________________________
Monthly Income_________________________
Move In Date___________________________
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME___________________________
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE__________________________


Available :Available Now for move in.
I await your reply or call 213-426-8356 ASAP.


The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You.
XXX (removed the owner's name)