by Michelle
Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:59 pm
From: Mike Riley <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: $700 / 3br - home for rent (Westminster, CO)
To: Michelle Banks
Thank you very much for taking your time to mail me, How are you doing today? l must tell you that it is my sincere pleasure to write you back and to let you know that the House you are making inquiry of is still available for rent. the monthly fee is $700 and the security deposit is $700.Well trained pets fee are $50. Let me quickly introduce myself to you. My name is Rev Mike Riley and my wife name is Mrs Debra Mike Riley, I am the owner of
the House you are making inquiry about but presently we are currently in West Africa where we work as a volunteer with the THE SOUTH & WEST AFRICA MISSION (SWAM), here is the site for more details about why we are here in Africa (http://www.swa-ministry.com).
Actually me and my wife both reside in the House before we our transfer to Africa , so we both agreed to rent lease our house to somebody that can take proper care of it,to be very honest with you, a whole lot of people are contacting me regarding this House, but l am not sure of who to accept due to my past experience, so I'm taking my time to look for a responsible and a very honest tenant that will take proper care of our home since i
and my wife are both far from home, although i am a very busy man due to my work , but we are looking for a responsible tenant that can promise to take care of our house.
We don't ever want to take the risk of putting our house in care of an agent again, because our last agent just leased our home to somebody that almost destroyed all that i have suffered for, since my wife and i are a very busy person, we are been very careful with the kind of person that will rent the house, but if you can assure me that if l let you rent our House, you will take proper care of it.As soon as l hear from you l will send you more information about our House and if i and my wife is okay with you, Expect to read from you soon, once again thank you very much for the time you took in mailing me l must tell you that l really appreciate it.
And also bellow is the House address, please kindly go and take proper view at the exterior and get back to me with your interest.
(6551 West 112th Place, Westminster CO 80020)
Thanks and God bless you for your interest.
Yours Sincerely
Rev Mike Riley
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send money (again via Western Union) in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
