Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:43 pm
From: Rental Home <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Monday, July 4, 2011 11:11
Subject: Re: Home for rent

Hello,

God Bless You and Your Family,First of all I must Thank the Lord that I found an Responsible tenant for my house and That is you, The house is much available for rent now and its a beautiful home for rent, I would want you to know that i am the Owner of this House and i would want you to know that i spent Alot of money in the house and i would not want you to let me down ,My Name is PASTOR Mark E Collins and I Once lived there with my Wife and my only daughter before we relocated to West Africa.My Job here in Nigeria involves going to interior villages to give food and clothes to the less privileged ones in the Niger delta region and I also use this opportunity to preach the word of God bringing them to the knowledge of the gospel of Christ,We work with the a charity organization.

You can learn more from www.orphanage.org/africa/nigeria/childr ... index.html

I came here with my family and It was due to my transfer That's why we left my home and also want to give it out for rent. We are looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of the house I would want you to know that we are not after the money for the rent I only want you to always clean the house all the time and make sure everything is well taking care of .My wife is also a pastor with Christ embassy church here in Nigeria as well.

We are here in Lagos and our house and the keys/documents of the house are with us here in west Africa Nigeria,we tried to look for an agent that we can give the keys and document before we left but we try all our possible best but it seems our best was not enough but i know very soon we will surely see a good agent In Jesus Name AMEN.

.Hope you are okay with the monthly price of $900 and the Security deposit payment of $700 with Air conditioning, Walk-in closet, heat laundry facilities, Living room,Breakfast nook, Refrigerator, Gas Heat /Oven, Deck, or Patio, Cable-ready, High-speed internet ,Garage parking.ETC.....I hope you will promise us to take very good care of the house. If you are comfortable with the price and really need this home, Contact me immediately with the following details.

Here Is My House Address: ( 4150 Laurel Avenue, Oakland CA.)

First Month Rent:$900
Fully Refundable Security Deposit Payment:$700

Kindly confirm your interest by filling the form below:

TENANT RENT APPLICATION
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE SECURITY DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME SO I CAN PROCEED ON THE SHIPMENT OF THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS CAN PROCEED IMMEDIATELY _______?

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.You can also call me asap:

Thanks and God Bless.
Below is my phone number. +2348053336200 Or 011+2348053336200
PASTOR Mark E Collins.


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.

Email: [email protected]

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