Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Od: "Susan Barrett" <[email protected]>
Komu: Michelle Banks
Odoslané: utorok, 19. júl 2011 16:41:46
Predmet: RE: Reply to your ad: a couple looking for a flat or house to share


Thanks for the reply. My house is available and I am willing to have you in my house as long as you pay your rent at when due. It is unfortunate that my past experience of inviting people to come and view or reserve my house without any form of confirmation of their seriousness and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my house because that's where i work.

Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who live close by, also some do not meet up with the appointments.

Henceforth, my solicitor and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statements or pay slip. At least 1 month rent together with the security deposit £ 400 which is refundable would be required from you to transfer to someone close to you through Western Union Money Transfer agent using your name as the Sender and your friend's name as the Receiver.

Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will forward it to my solicitor to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your friend's custody, after verification, then we can proceed for the viewing.

Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before the receiver picks up the money and also, i will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.

I look forward to reading from you soon.

Regards
Mrs Susan Barrett
+447024088890

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.

Hi have been contacted by this person and I am still in touch.
"she" provided this number +447024013061.
Is there anything I can do to help catching this scammer???

Welcome twyly, and congratulations - you can't be scammed!

Unfortunately, these criminals operate from an internet café somewhere in Africa, they remain anonymous, so there is no way to catch them.

Confirmation of telephone number change.

Please note that numbers starting +4470xxxx or 070xxxx are not UK cell phone numbers - they are 'follow me anywhere " numbers that can be diverted to almost anywhere in the world.

From: Susan Barrett <[email protected]>
Date: 24 August 2011 13:51:17 GMT+01:00
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Reply to your ad: 1 bed property wanted for professional couple

Dear Michelle,

Thanks for the reply. My flat is available and I am willing to have you in my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due. It is unfortunate that my past experience of inviting people to come and view or reserve my flat without any form of confirmation of their seriousness and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat because that's where i work.

Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who live close by, also some do not meet up with the appointments. Henceforth, my solicitor and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statements or pay slip. At least 1 month rent together with the security deposit £ 400 which is refundable would be required from you to transfer to someone close to you through Western Union Money Transfer agent using your name as the Sender and your friend's name as the Receiver.

Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will forward it to my solicitor to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your friend's custody, after verification, then we can proceed for the viewing.

Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before the receiver picks up the money and also, i will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.

I look forward to reading from you soon.

Regards
Mrs Susan Barrett
+447024013061

This person is still active and claiming to have a room on offer in Bath.

Please post more information about the scam including the email message received. Thank you.

I deleted the e-mail but it was pretty much word for word a direct copy of what Michelle posted on Thursday 25th.

Hi all,

I am in email communication with this scammer who 'has a flat to let in guildford' really cheap. she hasnt asked for money yet. Is there anything I can do? Who should I report this to?

Welcome to ScamWarners catchthem. The best thing you can do is help expose therm here. Please post up the first messages you received from the scammer.

Stop communication with them all together. Now that you know they are a scammer is is a waste of your time and the scammer has personal information about you.

Thank you for what ever you can add to the the information presented here.

The flat is shared, and i am willing to have you in my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due. It is unfortunate that my past experience of inviting people to come and view or reserve my flat without any form of confirmation of their seriousness and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates round my flat because that's where i work.

Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who live close by, also some do not meet up with the appointments. Henceforth, my solicitor and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statements or pay slip. At least 1 month rent together with the security deposit £ 400 which is refundable would be required from you to transfer to someone close to you through Western Union Money Transfer agent using your name as the Sender and your friend's name as the Receiver.

Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will forward it to my solicitor to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your friend's custody, after verification, then we can proceed for the viewing.

Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before the receiver picks up the money and also, i will refund back to you the cost of transfer when we meet.

I look forward to reading from you soon.

Regards
Mrs Susan Barrett
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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 21:40:50 +0100
From: xxxx
Subject: Re:
To: [email protected]
Hi Susan,

Is this a flat share?

When would be a suitable time to view it?

Thanks
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The following are the basic details you need to know about the flat which is located at Guildford Park Avenue, Guildford GU2 7NH .

Rent Per Month: £ 350.00
Refundable security deposit : £ 400

House use are:

Gas central heating
wi-fi internet
phone
Washing machine
Microwave
Dish washer
refrigerator.

The flat is fully furnished and equipped with all necessary house facilities also benefits a secured parking space but i can make it unfurnished if prefer. Kindly reply for further information.

Regards
Mrs Susan Barrett



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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 17:22:36 +0100
From: xxxx
Subject: Re:
To: [email protected]

Hi Susan, please see the reference numbers of both my ads

Cheers
xxx
• Ad ref xxxx
• Ad ref xxxx

From: Susan Barrett <[email protected]>
To: xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2011, 17:12
Subject: RE:
Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately, i lost the direct link to your advert as a result of a mandatory system update which required my computer to restart automatically. I will be very grateful if you could send to me the direct link to your advert again or possibly send to me the Ref to your Ad as i will like to view the advert all over again and also have the same for record purposes.


Regards
Mrs Susan Barrett
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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 16:21:42 +0100
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject:
Hello Susan,

Thanks for responding. Please tell me some more about your accomodation. What is the price and where is it located?

Thanks
xxx
<[email protected]>:
Reply to your add on Gumtree. I have an accommodation that suit your requirement. Kindly reply for further information. Susan



Thanks Scamwarners for having me catch on to this person straight away. I dont think I would have sent any money but seeing the messages on here meant that I didnt even have to think about the decision when the email came through. Thanks!