Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: "Sweet Home" <[email protected]>
Date: Oct 17, 2011 11:11
Subject: Re: $750 / 3br - 1458ft² - 3BR/2BA Single Family House For Rent (Houston, TX)
To: Con Warner

Hello,

Thanks for your email, We personally own the property, And we want our property to be well taken good care of on our absent, and they are some rules and regulation in which i do give out to tenant willing to rent my house, so please don't disrespect my order, But if you are still capable of renting our place the rules and regulation goes this way.You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak,you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to West Africa on a Missionary Work in a church here called World Mission, So we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent. And don't be surprise if you find the home with another site on a deference price, We plan to rent it through Real Estate before we found out that they are not trustworthy because they have a lot of houses to rent out and they added some money to the rent and the commission is not fear.Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that I'm, But nevertheless I'm giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... So i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house, But you can drive by the house anytime to take a look at the area and surroundings of the place and peek through the windows if you don't mind.So let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward you the Rental Questionnaire to fill out...

Number of Bedrooms: 3
Number of bath: 2.0
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $750
Deposit:$400
Address: 7107 Piney Meadow Court Houston, TX

Thanks and remain bless.
Regards.

Charlotte A Peters

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 the email, I am getting pleased with your plight, We have been searching for the right person to occupy the home on our absent which i believe God will answer my prayer very soon towards the property. We plan to stay here for 4years or more, and i might also decide to move back to my new renovated home in HI upon my arrival.


Rental Information......

Full Name?
Full Address & Phone Number?
Date of Birth?
Are you married?
How many people will be living in the house?
Do you have a pet?
Do you have a car?
Occupation?
What is your monthly income?
Reference Contact Name and Address if Any?
Why are you moving?
When do you intend to pay the deposit?
When do you intend Moving in?
Any Police problem?

Filling out of the Questionnaire will determined if are the right person to occupy it or not, and we will send another email to let you know our final decision.

Thanks for the email and the information provided, Everything has been reviewed and we are so pleased with it, And we can see how sincere you are which really gave me a mind rest of seeing the right person which we have always been praying for. I and extremely happy because the content of your letter is clear and frank. So we have decided to accept you as our new tenant, I just want the home to be securred under a proper monitoring and make sure you conform to your promises.

We're asking for the first month rent of $750 and the deposit of $400, while the total moving cost is $1,150. But i want you to pay the deposit of $400 to hold the home and i can ship the keys and paperwork to you. We are giving you this opportunity base on trust, So please do not disappoint us.

Here are the contents of the documents of the house which would be shipped to you with the keys via FedEx courier service upon payment confirmation to the address you have provided in your questionnaire, and you will receive the package in just 24hours after payment.

1)Entrance and the rooms Key.
2)Paper/Permanent house form(Containing your reference details).
3)The house documentary file.
4)Payment Receipt.
5)Full address and driving direction/description of the house.

Below is the instruction on how to send the rent, the money should be sent Via Western Union Money Transfer, You can do that at any Grocery store close to you.

HERE IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION
RECEIVER'S NAME:PETER AKIN
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: 15 Omonua Way.
CITY: APAPA
STATE: LAGOS.
COUNTRY : NIGERIA
ZIP CODE: 23401
TEXT QUESTION: WHO CREATED US
ANSWER: GOD

Get back to me with the following details as soon as the payment is made so that the shipment could commence ASAP.

SENDER'S NAME:
SENDER'S ADDRESS:
AMOUNT SENT:
MTCN#:

I hope to hear back from you soon.
Regards to your family.
Charlotte.

HERE IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION
RECEIVER'S NAME: VICTORIA LAKAN
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: 15 Omonua Way.
CITY: APAPA
STATE: LAGOS.
COUNTRY : NIGERIA
ZIP CODE: 23401
TEXT QUESTION: WHO CREATED US
ANSWER: GOD