Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:57 am
From: James Osborne <[email protected]>
Date: 2011/8/24
Subject: SWITZERLAND APARTMENT
To: Con Warner




Thanks for your interest in my property.I am James Osborne,the owner of the property You are interested in.My room comes with bed if you want and you can move in with your own bed so the choice is yours.


Me and My wife to be used to stay in the property but right now,We are currently in Manchester,UK due to a contract I have there with the UK Midland and Scottish Railway Company but i can fly down to Geneva for You to view anytime you want to.

Me and my wife to be will not be moving back to the one bedroom apartment so you can decide to rent my apartment for as long as you want.

All bills are included in the rent.Note that i have several properties around the world and am well-to-do and that is why i am offering cheap rent to those in need of cheap and affordable rent especially students as i am not really after the money because i am aware that ''what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and loose his soul''

My property is completely private and comes furnished but you can decide to move in with your own furniture if you wish.Also,i will like to know how many months you intend staying,your contact phone numbers and the country you are in at the moment.Note that the room has its own private kitchen,toilet and bathroom.

The Flat is 60m2 ,The flat is very close to shopping facilities,they're available down to the apartment of Various the Apartment is there and also very close to the university,A parking is available directly in front and parking in this district is still possible.

transportation and nearby attractions available

Home Features:

Central Heating
Drying machine
En-suite bathroom
Fireplace
Washer dryer
Lift
Storage space
Washer dryer
Balcony
Cable/Satellite
High speed internet connection and much more.....



Description:

The Apartment is a 1bedroom apartment, which has a Bathroom Toilet
own work,The flat has a living room with closet and a fireplace built
solid. Of uppers with beautiful stained glass windows. Through double
sliding doors lead you into the spacious kitchen which has a tight
kitchen on one side. -Appliances-including, fridge / freezer and a
dishwasher,washing machine,dryer, four burner gas hob with an oven are
present. Both the living room and kitchen has an oak floor. The
bathroom with 'Robinette' Grohe sanitary-ware-including: jacuzzi,
washbasin and radiator design looks nice. The toilet is also equipped
with "Robinette 'Grohe Plumbing. To the rear is a bedroom with an oak
floor (French rustic).

Location:

Address: Route du Signal, 1018 Lausanne,GENEVA,SWITZERLAND
Location: Lausanne
Postcode: 1018
size: 60sqm
Rent per month: 450CHF
availability: Available
damage fee / deposit: 1000CHF

1. You're allowed to bring along your pet
2.You 're allowed to register with my apartment.
3.Smoking is allowed
4.Making Unnecessary noise that could Disturb neighborhood is not allowed

I will attach pictures of the inside to you in this email.

Provide kindly answer to my questions below, if only you agree with me, i
need you to answer so i know if i should look into other offers or not so if you are interested in having my apartment, I want you to get back to me with the following information below:

Full name:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Gender:
Your Current residential address:
Your phone number:
MOVING IN DATE:
MOVING OUT DATE:
Scanned Copy of your international passport

Reply with me in order how to arrange to meet the above details
along with Rentals.


Awaiting your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to meet so
that I can take You round and inside my property.

Also,I will like to let You know there are other interested candidates like You so get back to
Me urgently if you are serious.

Once again,thanks for Your interest and you are most welcome.


REGARDS.
JAMES AND RACHEL



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, MoneyGram or bank transfer either to him, his lawyer, 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.

Thanks for your interest in my property once again.

I can reserve my property for you till we meet in Switzerland because i will like to let you know that there are some other interested candidates but you are among the top candidates after reading through your last email and I see You sound responsible but note that we will only deal on a first come first serve basis.

If You really want my apartment,you will have to make a refundable deposit of 750 CHF via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER with your name as the sender's name and my name as the receiver's name so that i can reserve my flat for you.

I have attached a copy of my ID to you for the purpose of trust and you can also decide to send the money directly to my United Kingdom bank account or my lawyer's United Kingdom bank account but i prefer western union because western union is money transfer in seconds but bank transfer will take longer and if you do not feel comfortable sending it to me,you have an option of giving somebody the money and have the person send the money to your name but the receiver's address must be written as Manchester,UK so that i can easily verify the transfer from here and be sure you have truly made the transfer.

Immediately after I confirm from WESTERN UNION that the deposit has truly been sent by you, i can reserve my property for you and shelve aside other interested candidates who may pay the deposit before you if you are not fast enough.

Another reason for these actions is that I had a bitter experience recently in the hands of one so-called interested candidate who made me come down to Switzerland claiming he was interested in my property and on getting to Switzerland,i waited for him at the meeting spot and the idiot ended up wasting my precious time and money coming to Switzerland only for him to call me later on that he was sorry and that he will not be able to rent my flat anymore because the person he was expecting money from disappointed him so i have resolved that anybody interested in my flat must show signs of seriousness by paying the deposit before i travel down to Switzerland and reserve my property for such person.


At the moment,i am still trying to recover from the bitter experience i had recently in the hands of that man so after making the transfer,get back to me with the evidence that you have made the deposit by scanning a copy of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER receipt or simply send the details via email just in case you do not have access to a scanner and after i have confirmed that the deposit has been truly made by you,i will issue an official document confirming the booking to you to sign as an evidence of payment of the deposit.

The details I will need after the transfer are:

SENDER'S NAME: YOUR NAME
RECEIVER'S NAME:JAMES OSBORNE
SENDER'S ADDRESS:YOUR ADDRESS
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: DICKENSON ROAD, MANCHESTER,M13 0YN,UNITED KINGDOM
10 DIGIT WESTERN UNION MTCN NUMBER:?(YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS FROM THE
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER RECEIPT WHERE YOU MAKE THE TRANSFER FROM)
EXACT AMOUNT TO SEND: 750 CHF

I am also aware there is a small fee for the WESTERN UNION MONEY transfer charges.I promise to refund that also to you when we meet in Switzerland so let me know how much the transfer charges will be.

Note that the security and damage deposit is refundable immediately you move into my apartment.

To get a list of western union agents where you can do the transfer from,go to the link below and fill in your address:

http://www.westernunion.com/info/agentL ... try=global

Hope to read from You soon.
REGARDS.
JAMES

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by princess7 Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:14 pm
I have also been in contact with this "James Osborne".

I recieved an email from someone originally called loo through easyroommate. It said I had been selected for their property. I emailed whoever they were and they than emailed me details about the flat.

The punch line came when he said that I needed to transfer a £1000 to his account with the sortcode and account number to send it to him. This is where I realised that it much be a scam.

I also recieved an email from someone called Andy Morgan who had a similar story to "James Osborne".

Be aware that these people are scammers.

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