Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:59 am
Michelle Stewart <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:11
Subject: Re: house
Good day Applicant,

Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house. I am Michelle vinson the owner of the house you are making inquiry of. Presently, I am in Nigeria. I came over here with my wife; we both acquired the property immediately after getting married. On getting here, I had a thought of selling the house of which I did a research for an agent to handle it on our behalf and after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. Presently, it is no longer for sale, under minding the for sale sign up there in the building which I put there before leaving but available for rent at $800 per month (which includes some utilities) and a security deposit of $700. More so now, our purpose of leaving the States down to Nigeria is for an International Christian Conference (I.C.C) meeting, that has to do with establishing of more churches around the West African continent, aimed at propagating the word of God amongst them as to reduce the high rate of criminal activities practiced as the end time is near. We are currently working with the Church of God Mission international, led by Arch-Bishop (Mrs.) Margaret Benson Idahosa.

Please, I want you to understand that I spent a lot on my property that you have requested to rent, so I will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and would want you to treat it as your own because cleanliness they say is next to Godliness. It is not all about the money to be paid on rent or spent; it is all about a good maintenance culture which I want you to adopt on the property. I want you to keep it tidy all the time so that I would be full of smiles whenever I come and above all, a good, strong and tight relationship between us when I come for a checkup. Please one more thing, I wouldn’t like to have any benefit of trust in you because I want to stand in your words that the property would be well taken care of all the time.

I believe you have see how lovely it is if from only the pictures you saw in my posting compare to the 100% comfort to be derived from it as an occupant. Please note that you will only be able to drive by the house for now but can't have a look at the interior until I have sent the keys and documents of the house to you. It has a dramatic entry foyer with ceramic floor. Extremely spacious rooms throughout with lots of big windows...nice and light! New neutral paint and some newer carpet. Very quiet, low traffic area. New fridge (7/07)...I believe it’s absolutely a perfect home for you and your family. Utilities include Water, Trash, Sewer, Gas etc. Please note that, a deposit payment would be required if accepted to have the property rented.

MOVE IN DEPOSIT REQUIRED ONLY:
Security Deposit: $700
First month rent: $800
Total. $1,500
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW.

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
LAST NAME:
PROFESSION:
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE:
(WORK)PHONE: __________
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
HOW LONG:
IF RENTINGWHY ARE YOU LEAVING:
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU, HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING:
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN:
IF YOU HAVE A PET:
NAME OF PET:
KIND OF PETS:
HABITS:
DO YOU SMOKE:
DO YOU DRINK:
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT:
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE MOVE IN DEPOSITS REQUIRED ($1,500):
ANNUAL INCOME:
REFERENCE:
WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE:
Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that I can present it to my family, pray over it (because I consult the Almighty God before making any decision and if accepted, and have them stored in my file for the purpose of issuing the receipts to you and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you, please we are giving you all this based on trust and again I will want you to stick to your words, you know that we are very far apart now and only putting everything into God's hands and hope that you will not let us down.The house will be available for rent for a period of five and a half years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there. Here is my number +234-8181148981 I will be expecting to hear from you.Feel free to call me for more information and arrangements.God Bless,Michelle


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.

Thanks for getting back to us with your application,We went over your application and we found it very satisfactory and acceptable and have thus decided to rent to you, So we would want you to go through this email and get back to us ASAP so we can proceed at once. Once again we appreciate your interest in renting from us and we promise that you won't be disappointed in anyway. We once again apologize for not being able to provide a first hand tour of the house and would like to send you the under-listed item including the keys to the property right away as we have them here with us as there was no one we could have left them with back in the states.

Here are the contents of the parcel that needs to be sent.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Lease form
3) The house documentary file
4) Full Description/house plan
5) Payment Receipt

In doing this, you will be required to make the deposit (move in fee, security deposit $700, 1st month rent $800, total $1,500) right away as it will be used to cover the cost of processing the lease and also mailing out the parcel to your address provided in the application form and the rest will be used to set up a bank account for subsequent rent payment. Meanwhile, i have not been able to set up an account down here and think right now that the best way to receive this deposit from you would be Western union right now as this way i can pick up the money and then go over to the UPS to mail out the parcel immediately.

After the deposit has been confirmed, it will only take the ups 24 hrs until they deliver the parcel to your doorstep as we will be booking their 24 hrs delivery plan just to hasten things up.

The house is available for rent for up to 4-5 years,so you are free to decide on how long you intend occupying it... Please note that the deposit made is fully refundable at the end of your lease term.

Like i did mention, you are to send the deposit to me via western union as
discussed. In doing this, you are to look for a western union outlet closest
to you or around you, and thereafter send the money using my information
below for its transfer.

You shall be required to fill out a form there and here are the details you
will need for it to get down here to me.

Receiver's Name: MICHELLE VINSON
Address : 25 Park place street,
State: LAGOS,
Country : NIGERIA
Zip code: 23401
Test Question: What Color?
Answer: white

As soon as you send the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer, you
will be issued a receipt of payment that contains some vital information,
which you would have to send to me.

Here are the information i would need to enable me pick it up.

1. Full Sender's Name And Address Including Zip Code:
2. MTCN #:
3. Amount Sent:

Do give me a call as soon as this is done or send me an email with the
information requested and i will in turn get back to you with the details of
the UPS (Tracking Number) for the delivery to be made to you.

Thanks and Remain Blessed
Regards,
Michelle

Email: [email protected]

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