Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:38 am
From: Melendez Amarilis ismael <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 11:11

Subject: Re: House Rental

Hello,

Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well taken good care, and there are some Precaution in which i do give out to tenant willing to rent my house which brings about safety of a home, so please don't be offended. But if you are still capable of renting my house the precaution goes this way..

You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak,you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on a Missionary Work because, in a church here named World Mission, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absence.

Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am. Nevertheless i am giving you this Precautions because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... so i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house anytime to take a look.

So let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward you the Rental Questionnaire to fill out...

Pets are Welcome!!!
Property type: Single-Family Home
Living Building Square Footage: 1,534 sqft
Number Of Bedrooms: 3
Number Of Bathrooms: 2.00

Rent: $700
Deposit: $500
Property Address: 15149 Harding Ave Clearwater, FL 33760

Thanks and God bless you.
Regards.
MELENDEZ AMARILIS ISMAEL.

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 lawyer,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.

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