Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:41 am
From: "David Paul" [[email protected]]
Date: 08/28/2011 10:36 AM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: Wanted 2-3 bed house Vale of Glamorgan

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?its available to move in and i also accept dss but you will have to pay the deposit on your own,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, 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 100Gbp for deposit ,100Gbp per Week which is 400Gbp Per Month including all bills like hydro, heat laundry facilities, 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.....111 Churchill Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HS, United Kingdom
********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.
David Paul
+2347055339056


The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
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