by Con Warner
Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:46 pm
From: lori grant <[email protected]>
Date: 2011/7/23
Subject: RE: St Andrews Road, Droitwich
To: Con Warner
Hi,
The property is a one bedroom flat and unfurnished, a gas heating central system and a secure parking. Can you take a good care of it? How many months do you like to stay? both short and long lets are welcome . Do you have any references ?
The rent is £ 700.00 per week and Security Deposit is £ 400.00 which is refundable after a month.
The utility bills gas,water TV,Internet and council tax are included in the rent .Where are you now exactly?
location: St Andrews Road, Droitwich
Regards
Mr/Mrs Grant
This person asks 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 either to him, your friend or a family member.
Sounds safe. It's not!
At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that they will send the keys through a courier company.
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.
Hello,
We really appreciate your reply and interest in our property. Actually my solicitor and i have concluded on conditions for intending tenant to be met and we have agreed to rent the property to you if you could able to meet the conditions.However,it is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people for a viewing without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping to schedule time, has brought me an enormous lost. I actually work and live in Ireland and i have to travel all the way from Ireland to arrange a viewing with so call interested candidates .
Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturbs the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who lives close by, likewise some do not meet up with the appointments as scheduled.
Henceforth, my lawyer and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for the rent before coming for a viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statements or pay slip . But you will have to transfer 1 month rent £280 plus the security deposit £400 through Western Union Money Transfer agent to any of your trusted friend or relative in UK premises as a Receiver and yourself as a Sender or vice versa.
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 which i will send to my lawyer to verify if it's truly genuine and available in your relative or friend's custody, after the verification by my lawyer, then we could proceed for the viewing.
Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before the receiver picks up the money and also, i will refund you the cost of transfer when we shall meet if eventually you dont want my property. I look forward to read from you soon.
Regards
Mr/Mrs Grant
Let me explain to you better, I don't want to collect any money from you as long as you have not sign a contract neither have i taken you round the property ,what i am saying is that you should make a transfer with your family member or friend's name as a receiver and your name as a sender to an address in U K and ,you can as well use my flat address.
I would have asked you to provide your bank statement or pay slip in first place but some prospective candidate had misused the opportunity in the past providing fake documents. but i would like you to know that i am not after your money. Western union is a money transfer in a minute and the fastest way to send money. Here's the procedure below:
1.Locate the nearest Western union outlet or post office around you not bank online transfer .
2.Pick up the form for transfer and fill in the details which are required to be filled and return it to the post master.Details needed on the form are {sender name;your name and address.}{receiver name and address}
3. Return to the post master with the cash you are transferring to your partner or friend and wait for the receipt to be returned to you.
4. Scan the receipt to me so that i can forward it to my lawyer to check it if its truly genuine and available in your friend's custody.
5. After it has been confirmed valid, i will send you an email so that you can inform the receiver to go and pick up the money and thereafter, we shall schedule a convenient time for a viewing.
Kindly let me know if the procedure is well understood.
Regards
