Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:41 am
From: Johnny Brown <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 11:11
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad

Hello,
Thanks for your email and interest in my house and i have attached pictures for you to see and it is furnished but it has a big storage to put away things okay?and its available to move in and i also accept dss,so fill out my form below and we can go from there, since i am not residing there for now,The house is fully Furnished and has a big storage. The kitchen is fully equipped with all necessary cooking utensils,refrigerator-freezer,four-hob and oven, microwave,dishwasher and washing machine, my computer connected with Internet access.I have the keys and document with me here in West Africa Nigeria to be precise,I and my wife had the intention of selling our property before leaving but after a while we decided to place it for rent and and had few tenants before now so the house is very available and ready for you to move in if you are really interested in my house.I am here on a missionary work with my family and will be here for 3yrs but on Due cases i will be visiting to check on you and my house cause absolute maintainable of my house is what i am after cause its newly renovated,Very spacious and Clean,So after Normal process is taking i shall be sending you the keys and document for you to move in, Also i will like you to know that the rent charges is not really the issue, hope you are okay with the price of 200Gbp for deposit ,100Gbp per Week which is 400Gbp Per Month including all bills like hydro, heat laundry facilities, air condition and so on, but your absolute maintenance of my house is most important to me, if you are really interested renting this house fill the application below and get back to me with the answers,Moreover as a man of God i intend to do my things with soft kindred heart.
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial
Sq Footage 900
Parking 1 dedicated
Pet Policy Pets Allowed
Location........52 Derby Riverside Stuart Street Derby,DE1 2EB

********RENT APPLICATION FORM*******
********PRIVATE & \CONFIDENTIAL*********
Also,Pls answer these questions below:
1)Your Full Name_____________________________________
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone__________________
3)How old are you___________________________
4)Are you married_ __________________________________
5)How many people will be living in the House__________________
6)Do you have a pet____ ___________________________________
7)Do you have a car_______ __________________________________
8)Occupation____________ _________________
9)What is your religion__ _____________________________________
10)How long are you willing to stay___________________________-
11)When do you intend to move in ___
12)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed___________________________
13)Picture of you or Occupants......--------------------
I personally will come visiting you sometime during the year as our new tenant,Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file as my new tenant and we can go on with the process.Awaiting your reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you.

Thanks And God Bless.
Johnny Brown
+2347055339056


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.

Hello,
Thanks a lot for your response and i have attached pictures of myself and wife and some African friends we work together for you to see and i want you to know its a house with a garden and should in case anything damage all you have to do is fix it and let me know then the charges will be deducted from the next monthly rent,My House is fully furnished and can also be rented out unfurnished cause there is a big storage, Located in a good and quite neighborhood.I can also see your wiliness to rent my House,Hope everything is fine with you,so we can proceed,I will give you full description in the package which i will be sending to you via Dhl which will contain entrance keys and the documents of the House but you need to make one month security deposit which is 200Pounds first to secure the House and it's refundable at the end of Your tenancy,i am doing this cause i have been taking advantage of before and i am not willing to fall a victim again and the package will be delivered to you the next day after deposit is confirmed.You can't view the inside as i told you earlier because the keys and documents are here with me.You can view the location.So if you are comfortable with that, you can get back to me.I know how you feel at this point in time, As it wasn't my fault, as we were suppose to lock up the House at the very time we where leaving for missionary trip down to West Africa,and we never had an intention of renting it out. It was just my wife who said it will be wise to rent it out, since she was worried about the maintenance of the inside,So the tenant can always keep it clean ,The rent payment which as agreed as stated in the first mail 100Gbp per weeks which is 400Gbp monthly...I would be sending the following documents to you via DHL COURIER next day Delivery to your present residential address which you provided to me in your application form and the tracking number will be sent to you so that when you are ready to occupy the place it will be convenient for you and your tenancy starts counting immediately you move in.Once again, we are giving you this on trust and honesty and do not disappoint us and I promise you that you will love it.So i have the keys and the receipt for payment will also be made available, which will be packaged together with the package,So let me know if i should email you my Details for the deposit so the keys and documents will be sent to you immediately,Here are the contents of the package.

1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)The house documentary file.
3)Payment Receipt.
4)Original signed copy of lease contract agreement

So let me know about your final decision,so that we can proceed on the next step to send the keys of the House to you through DHL COURIER as soon as i confirm your first month deposit payment which is refundable after the first month you move in.I will be getting back to you with the tracking number as i have said and the arrival time of the package.Do get back to me with your address where you want the package to be sent to..So fill in your Delivering Information below:

1) Receivers Name:
2) Receivers Address:
3) Receivers Phone #:

Thanks and God Bless you as i look forward to hear from you.
Thanks And Remain Blessed.
Johnny Brown
+2347055339056


Subject: Re: ***APPLICATION APPROVED***PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP

Hello,
Thanks for your reply and i want you to know that this is legit,i want you to know i have to be carefully this days,You sound skeptic from your last email, and that's very wrong, if you are thinking that I just wanted to take your money for nothing. When I know how people work and earn their money, I will never think of taking some advantages over you and your money, please take that out off your mind, that is really awful thing on the earth that I will never think about doing. Please understand me better, I was not trying to lure you into this, everything about me and my home is 100% real OK and its a house, i can never tarnish my name and image all because of money and i wouldn't do such a thing when i have blood running through my vain,So as I shall be giving you My home With your Age I know you would be able to take good care of it well for me,( that is the reason why i said you should make 200Pounds as deposit which is refundable at the end of your tenancy and the rent per month include all bills and i will get the keys and documents Ship down to you,I dont dissapoint people cause i know how hurting it could be and as someone who has the fear of God in me i live up to the word of God okay????i will be sending my details in the next email,waiting to hear from you.

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