by Michelle
Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:42 pm
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:18:10 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: homes for rent on craigslist
To: Michelle Banks
Thanks for your contacting me regarding of my home for rent, My name is Smith Vasconcell, I owned the home you are interested, The home is still available for rent, but I will only be interested to renting it out for a very caring and God fearing person that will take very good care of the house, Am just been posted to Abuja for mission of God, You can go ahead and view the surrounding of the house and neighborhood area, so i hope you will promise me to take very good care of the my home, also i will be come once in 4 months for visit to see how you are taking care of the home, and if any thing need to be repair in the home, and fix it back! You can rent the home for 5 years, Also so let me know your experience, see below for more details about the home.
Address:8902 Bold St
City: Upper Marlboro
State: MD
Zip Code: 20774
Sqft: 7,332
County: USA
Type Single Family Home
Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2
Pets Allowed: Cats, Small Dogs, Large Dogs
Deposit: one months rent $1,000 plus security deposit of $700
Features: Den/Office, Dishwasher, Garage, Newer Property, Garbage pickup, Scenic View,Yard, Washer and dryer.
Interested leaser/renter should kindly write me back with these requested information for proper record and documentation such as :
RENT APPLICATION FORM
First Name :
Last Name:
Spouse Full Names:
Kids Full Names:
Relatives or Friends Full Name:
Mobile/Cell Number:
Telephone Number:
Present House Address:
Present Work place name and Address:
Present work Tel. Number:
Numbers of Cars:
Pet type:
proposed date of Move in:
months budget to deposit before move in:
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Rental/Lease comment:
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Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt in your name and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the documents and the keys to you, please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i want you to stick to your words, am putting everything into Gods hand. God bless you ! Here are the pictures.
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 (by Western Union) money 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.
