by Con Warner
Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:42 am
From: gabriel Lawes <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:11
Subject: Re: HotPads.com Inquiry about 6920 Abel Stearns Avenue, Riverside Ca, CA 92509
Hello,
It's my great pleasure that you are interested in my lovely home for rent. Actually me and my wife with my daughter resided in this home before and presently we have relocate to WEST AFRICA due to my transfer as a matter of my profession. I work as a volunteer with Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), here is the site for more detail about why i am here inWest Africa (www.Wycliffe.org) and my wife who is a missionary working with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide.
As soon as we settle down here i had a thought of selling the house but later my wife advised against it. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. Later we decided to have the house rented out. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard market price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for our property. I know there is no way i can be sure that you are the right person to live in my house because we won't be able to meet in physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the house. But i just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you believe you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then i will be more than happy to let you rent the house.
House Address:6920 Abel Stearns Avenue, Riverside Ca, CA 92509
Monthly Rent: $900
Refundable Security Deposit Payment:$700
Section 8 Available.
Pets Allowed: Cats,Dogs etc.
Available Date: Available Now.
Please if you are interested to occupy my house kindly provide the information below for record purpose :-
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name___________________________________
Current Address________________________ City_____________ State______ Zip Code________
Home Phone ( ) ___________________
Mobile Phone ( ) ____________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________
Are you married________________
How many people will be living in the house_________________
A Picture of your self if possible______________________
Do you have a pet______________
Do you have a car______________
Occupation____________________________
Monthly Income_________________________
Move In Date___________________________
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME___________________________
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE___________________________
You should give me a call as soon as possible so we can proceed ASAP and please note than you will only be able to drive by the house for now but not have a look at the interior until i have sent the keys and documents of my house to your destination, and the requirement for getting the keys and documents of the house is a fully refundable security payment as stated above, but i am giving you a benefit of doubt that you will love everything about this lovely home. You are advised to act fast on this so you don't loose the house to other interested applicants.
YOU CAN REACH ME ON THE NUMBER BELOW
+2348167357669
I Await your response so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you.
Best Regards,
Gabriel
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.
We can see your willingness in this House. I want you to know that I'm satisfied with your profile and also believe l can trust in you because l will not like to experience what l experienced from my last tenant again, l showed your profile to my wife and daughter,they said they are ok with it. We have decided to let you live in our house. As we have found your application very satisfactorily and acceptable by my family. so we would want you to go through the acceptance form and get back to us on what you feel. I will be giving you a call later so we can proceed in making out the Deposit fee to secure the home for you ok . We would like to send the following document to you via FEDEX to the address you sent to us and the tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house, Please once again, we are giving you this on trust and do not disappoint us and i promise you that, you will love the house. So we are with the below document here with us. you will need to make Payment for Rent deposit and shipment of the Keys and document to the address you will have to provide to us.
Here are the contents of the document.
1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form
3) The house documentary file.
4) Full Description of the house and Address
5) Payment Receipt
6) Signed Lease Agreement Form you are supposed to also sign and get it sent back to me
So please do get back to me today so that I will let know the next step to take concerning the payment. I await your reply ASAP. You can call us on how to make payment for the shipment of the Keys and Document to the House.reach me on +2348167357669 kindly Get back to me asap .
I am happy that you promise to take good care of my house and am okay with you paying deposit of $700,once I confirm the payment I would get the documents and keys shipped and you would be getting them in 2 to 3working days according to the FEDEX.
Now you are to send the deposit to me via Western union as that is the easiest way to receive money here.I will be needing it for my records.I went to a bank here and met with a worker and he told me that the easiest way to receive money here is via Western Union Money Transfer,so I will want you to send the rent to me via my friend as I can't collect the money myself here,there is no problem you can send the rent and as soon as you park in you can send me the remaining month fees when I come in November OK? You can move in as soon as you get the documents via FEDEX.
SEND THE RENT TO:
RECIEVERS NAME...................GABRIEL LAWES
ADDRESS .............................22 AKODU STREET
CITY......................................MUSHIN
STATE......................... .............LAGOS
COUNTRY.............................. NIGERIA
ZIP CODE...............................23401
TEST QUESTION..............................FOR WHO
TEST ANSWER................................FOR GABRIEL
As soon as you have made the payment, get back to me with the following Information:
1:Sender's Name
2:Sender's Address and Tel #
3:MTCN (10 digits money transfer control number on the transfer receipt)
4:Exact amount sent.
5.Scanned Receipt
I'll be expecting your email soon.and also you can call me any time once the deposit is sent this morning,call me on +2348167357669
