by Michelle
Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:16 pm
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:59:10 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Great Appartment!
To: Michelle Banks
Hello,
Thanks for the response and you sound very responsible and i will like to have you as my tenant but presently i am not in Rome. I just left a couple of weeks back because i just secure a new job here in UK. I decided to to move with my family. I have no one there that i trust to leave my keys and properties with, moreso i dont like the the way my friends and agent do treat my tenant and properties while i am not around. I decided to lock up the apartment, so i have the keys here with me. Although i did not intend to rent it out but as my wife advise we should not just lock up the flat for long since we will not be staying there for now. So we decided to rent it out with the help of my lawyer here in UK but you can just go straight to the address i sent you and view the apartment area and neigbourhood and that is why i sent you some picture so that you can have the idea of how the inside of the apartment looks like. You will be living in my apartment alone they are all private use to you alone,am sure you will love it.
I am waiting to read back from you so that i can explain to you on how you going to reserve my apartment.
Regards
Mark
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.
