by Katharina
Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:41 am
New member Fuge kindly submitted this report:
Thank you, Fuge!
Do you still have the original scammer's email address in addition to the fake lawyer's address?
I almost got cheated by the same person (Fuge, please tell us what post you are referring to - Katharina), except this time his name is Vanpersie Kelly Adrian.
He also emailed me the same content. Up to a certain point, he asked for my private information and also requested money transfer to his family lawyer's account via Western Union.
The address of the apartment he gave me was "Damstraat 80, Utrecht"
I was not being cautious and gave him my address right away. He then sent me an email in the late evening saying that he would ask his lawyer in the States to prepare for the contract.
All these simply happened in less than 24 hours.
Not feeling completely safe, I went to check the place the next morning. After checking the place by myself (of course, from the outside), I decided not to rent his apartment. Somehow he sent me the rental agreement with the blink of an eye-by the time I got back home from the apartment, the contract was already lying in my mailbox. I apologized to him for not being able to take his apartment, he thereafter asked for a conclusion and agency fee of 200 Euro.
I replied that I would need my freinds' and real estate agency's opinion on this since I dont' think it is fair for me to take the full responsibility. I also asked him to send me the proof of the 200 Euro fee, but never heard from him ever again.
I am now very sure that it was a total cheat !
Here I'd like to provide you the content of the key email he sent me.
" Thanks for the mail,Attached is the signed contract. Kindly print it
out, sign it and have it scanned back to me. I am also happy to have
your current address with me as i will post down the keys to your
address via DHL express delivery as soon as i confirm your payment
today.Here is my lawyer Western-union information to make the payment
to him:
NAME: RODNEY GOTTIER
ADDRESS: 1750 S FEDERAL BLVD
CITY: DENVER CO 80219
Country:USA
Since my lawyer is presently in United state of America now on a
seminar and he will not be able to confirm the payment here in UK
Also, the problem with international bank transfer is that it's going
to take up 5 or 8 working days for the money to reflect in his bank
account and if anything happens, he is not in position to contact his
bank because his presently in USA.I suggest we make use of western
union transfer for this first payment as its more convenient and fast
for you. The monthly payments will be paid into my account later as I
wouldn't want a situation whereby your money will hang off in his
account.I think the western union is alright for now and if you think
the service charges(western union) is too much for you, you can easily
deduct it from the money you want to send to my lawyer and i will
explain to him myself.
Kindly get back to me with the senders name, senders address, and the
10 digits MTCN( money transfer control number). You can also send me a
scanned copy of the payment receipt from western union. Once i get the
information from you today, i will go ahead with the posting of the
keys also send you the shipment code for you to know when the keys
will be delivered to you. I wish you a very happy stay in my
apartment.
I shall be waiting for the signed copy of the contract and that of the
payment receipt from western union.
Regards
Vanpersie"
And also, the information of the "person" he claimed to be his family lawyer:
"RODNEY GOTTIER
The Clapham Law Solicitors
+447045742210
[email protected]
59 & 11B Bedford Road, Clapham North, London SW4 7SH"
BTW. All these happend from Aug 8 to Aug 9.
Thank you, Fuge!
Do you still have the original scammer's email address in addition to the fake lawyer's address?
