Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Amy Doug - [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 12:07 PM
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: $2050 / 3br - Unique 3-Bedroom, High-floor Duplex Apartment (Upper East Side)



My name is Amy Doug, I am the owner of the 3bedroom apartment at 907 5th Avenue, New York NY 10021. The monthly rent is $2050,security is $900.Presently, i am in Canada working as the Vice President, Card Service at ATB Financial , Calgary, Canada. I can come down to show you the apartment if i am convinced that you are serious. The initial plan was to sell the apartment. which we tried, but the Realtor inflated the prize hence taking more time to sell, because of this reason, we need a responsible person that will take very good care of the apartment. Most importantly ,a serious and trust worthy person who will be willing to pay the rent without delay.
Note; the move-in cost is the total amount of 1 months rent and a security deposit. As a very busy person I would only take my time to fly down to the US for you to preview the apartment, only if you accept to pay the above move-in cost after seeing the apartment.
FURNITURE : Apartment is fully furnished but if you are moving in with your furniture there is a storage room in the unit where you could keep our furniture.
Utilities are included ;Electricity , water , gas , cable , heat. There is dryer/washer hooked up.

Call me on 5186350568/3476870495 for more update.

THE LEASE IS FLEXIBLE (3 MONTHS) (6MONTHS) (1YEAR) (2YEARS)

Get back to me with the following if you are still interested.
Applicant Name:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children:
Profession:
Number of Pets:
Home/Cell Phone & Work Phone:
Current Landlord Name:

Phone number:
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Amy.
5186350568

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.

We highly appreciate the high level of seriousness on the apartment. Because of this, we have decided to rent the apartment to you with out asking any further questions. My wife was very excited that you are going to become our first tenant. The utilities are included in the rent.
I want to be sure you have the money at hand before flying down to the US , like i mentioned in my previous email.

As soon as I hear from you I will let you know my flight schedule.

Regards and God bless.
Amy

I and my wife have seriously thought about flying down from Canada to handle the transaction. We concluded that if you are really serious and have the money for the rent as you have mentioned, then for us to confirm that..
PLEASE READ THIS PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY
What we request of you is to look for a friend, neighbor, brother or sister of yours that you trust, and send the 1 months and security deposit to him or her through MoneyGram/Westernunion and email a copy of the receipt for confirmation.This will give us a proof that you have the money as you claim.I WILL THEN COME DOWN TO THE USA WITH THE KEYS AND RENTAL DOCUMENTATION TO CLOSE THE DEAL. As soon as I arrive New York i will show you the apartment and sign the lease, after which You and the person that you sent the money to can easily walk down to the MoneyGram/Westernunion store to pick up the cash and pay me. However, If in any case you do not like the apartment, then what you do is go back to where the money was sent from and cancel the transaction and your money will be refunded to you. But I know that you are going to love the apartment once you set your eye on it.
BASED ON THE MoneyGram/Westernunion process Your safety is secured, Since the only person that have access to the money at any point in time is you and the person you sent the money to. We have been using MoneyGram/Westernunion for a while now to send money to John our son and it is secured and has always worked perfectly for us. I have traveled once from Canada to USA, only for it to be a wasted journey, ticket fee and business absence. Because of these number of unserious people who like to waste other people's time, we are strongly recommending the MoneyGram process to ensure it doesn't happen again, I hope you understand the situation here and our worries ?
I will be waiting to here from you.
Thanks and God bless
Regards
Amy

Hi I came across this as well as there is a current posting on Craigslist under staten island first off the location where this located isn't even in Dongan hills, email was wrong by extra s in name reply is where I noticed the scam. Only gave name, and home, cell and work numbers. Property is listed for sale under a reality site for a legit site.


$1450 / 3br - 1361ft² - Bright and Cozy 3 Br With the View of the Verrazano Bridge (Dongan Hills)

Date: 2012-04-25, 5:34PM EDT
Reply to: see below [Errors when replying to ads?]

Equipped with built in closets and crown moldings, hardwood floors throughout, 2 fully tiled bathrooms, Jacuzzi and Euro style shower, enormous closet space, and an extra large foyer complemented by a vastly spacious living room. The kitchen is newly upgraded with granite countertops, back splash and stainless steel appliances. The master bedroom is very spacious and comes with a beautifully tiled private bathroom. Topped off by a splendid 110. . . sq. ft terrace
with a spectacular view of the Verrazano Bridge

[email protected]
cats are OK - purrr
dogs are OK - wooof
Location: Dongan Hills
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Fee Disclosure: No Fee
Listed By: +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Success Pty
My Reply from the scammer


My name is Amy Doug, I am the owner of the apartment at 100 Colfax Avenue #4X, Staten Island NY 10306 and it is still available. The monthly rent is $1450, security is  $1450.Presently, i am in Canada working as chief technical officer in  Calgary, Canada. I can come down to show you the apartment if i am convinced that you are serious. The initial plan was to sell the apartment. which we tried, but the Realtor inflated the prize hence taking more time to sell, because of this reason, we need a responsible person that will take very good care of the apartment. Most importantly ,a serious and trust worthy person who will be willing to pay the rent without delay.
Note; the move-in cost is the total amount of 1 months rent and a security deposit. As a very busy person I would only take my time to fly down to the US for you to preview the apartment, only if you accept to pay the above move-in cost after seeing the apartment.
FURNITURE : Apartment is fully furnished but if you are moving in with your furniture there is a storage room in the unit where you could keep our furniture.
Utilities are included ;Electricity , water , gas , cable , heat. There is dryer/washer hooked up.
 
Call me on 5186350568 for more update.
 
THE LEASE IS FLEXIBLE (3 MONTHS) (6MONTHS) (1YEAR) (2YEARS)
 
Get back to me with the following if you are still interested.
Applicant Name:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children:
Profession:
Number of Pets:
Home/Cell Phone & Work Phone:
Current Landlord Name:

Phone number:
I look forward to hearing from you.
 
Regards,
Doug.