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First email i received after posting an ad on CL about leasing a unit........

Thanks for getting back to me , My name is Anita Scot (F) i was born
on Christmas which gives me extra power to be one of gods Angels.,I am
26yrs old,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and
respectful of others. a non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink
occasionally,and drama free. I graduated last year in Japan, I am
single lady and have no children ... i do bible study, and sometimes
we do karaoke night with my roommate! i go to church every Sunday .

I am coming for my masters degree. I was born in Japan (Tokyo), my dad
is from USA but my mum is from Japan...I went to University of Tokyo
in Japan i speak English as well ,am presently on research work at
Guam (USA), am almost done.with that bcos its part of my prerequisite
for my masters in Microbiology . I would have loved to call you but
this is a remote area calls is hard to go through from here and i
don't want to waste much time . Am really interested in renting from
you and will really want to knoweverything about the place .I do
really love pets but i don't have any at the moment. I would have
loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will
also like you to tell me more about you and if you have garage or
parking space cos I will have my own car come over there...

pls let me know the total payment of the place and more over i will
send your email to my dad for him to email you later bcos he is the
one that will be paying the bills but nevertheless,I will like you to
send me your full Name and the mailing address, your phone number as
well,so that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon
as possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come . I
will be looking forward to your email soonest. Thanks and have a nice
day.

Anita

Originally heard from "Anita Scot Ree" on Dec. 24th 2011 asking if room was still avail. for rent.
I replied YES. -- Her reply similar to the other listed on this site:

Thanks for getting back to me.. My full name is Anita Scot Ree i'm
26 yrs old.(FEMALE) I was born in CHINA Beijing i speak both language, my Dad is from US while my Mum is from CHINA ... I went to Beijing University Of Technology china and i graduate last year in Beijing University Of Technology. I'm fun loving, personal, friendly, clean, caring and respectful of others. a non-smoker, don't do drugs but i drink occasionally, am single and have no children. I go to church every Sunday.I am coming for my masters degree, am presently on research work at Guam, but will be coming to the state for my master
degree in JAN I would have loved to call you but this is aremote area
calls is hard to go through from here and i don't want to waste much time. I'm really interested in renting from you, i would have loved to see it but am very far, with pictures ill really appreciate it. I really want you to tell me more about yourself and if you have garage or parking space cos ill have my own car coming over, please let me know the total payment of the place and, payment will be done by via US Cashier or Certified Check. So i want you to feed me back with the following details so that i can ensure you are ready to accept the payment...

Get back to me with the information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Street Address:
* City, State, Zip Code:
* Cell Phone Number:
* Total Amount :

Note:.. My Dad will issue out the payment for the deposit as soon as possible, with that you can hold on the place for me till i come, and payment will be shipped to your address via Ups or FedEx. I'll be waiting to read back from you with the information requested today.
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Getting suspicious: later that day =
Thanks for getting back to me with the information requested. I got the information and i'll have it forward to my Dad to issue out payment to you on time. I really appreciate that you are ready to accept me roommate, i will like you to have a little patience for the check to arrive to your address and also secure the room prior my arrival. I'll e-mail by giving you an update about the status in regards to the payment and also provide the tracking number from the carrier service. I'll like you to take the ad down CL, so that will give me a strong prove that the room has been hold prior my arrival and other interested people will not make any enquirer..

Regarding my Car, i am planning on having it delivered to you before my arrival so that you can come and pick me up at the airport and settle in comfortably, you can understand that transiting cross Atlantic (actually she is supposedly in Guam which is the Pacific, NOT the Atlantic) is not easy so i am making arrangement with the car dealer to deliver the car before my arrival, after the rent and security deposit has been paid to you by my dad. I'll ask you for a favor here, can i rely on you to take delivery of the car for me when it's delivered.
I'll like to know the convenient time for you to receive the car for me. As you'll be handling the delivery of the car with the rent and deposit to be sent to you [/quote]so that you can help me handle the delivery payment for the car, the car money has been included with the check coming to you. I'll really appreciate if you can do this for me and promise to compensate you adequately for your time and efforts on my arrival into your place.
Let me know at once if i can trust you to have the rest fund to the Car Dealer Agent once you get the check, i will be expecting your e-mail as soon as you receive my e-mail. Thanks so much for your understanding...
Sincerely,Anita
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When check arrived for $3500 on 12/28 it was drawn on a "company" in Charleston, SC by the name of Hony Store Payroll account. When asked to send $2500 of it back East to an individual I was suspicious. I took $2500 of the $3500 in cash to a Money-Gram location & wired it. By the time I got home which was only 12 minutes, Money Gram had left me a message to call them right back. They stated that this was a scam posted all over CraigsList.com and that the check was bogus and would bounce. They placed a freeze on wiring the money (thank God) and instructed me with a reference number to go back to the Money-Gram location and retrieve the cash... take it back to my bank and put it in my account so that I would not be liable for the loss when the bogus check bounced. The extra $1000 in my account I cannot touch as when the check bounces they will debit my account for the whole $3500. I am compiling all the emails, yahoo messenger info, copy of the bogus check & taking it to the local police dept. For all anyone knows there is no Anita Scot Ree -> could be a man or group in sheep's clothing. SHAME on the greed and crookedness of Humanity. Anything from Anita Scot BEWARE; main red flag is ANYONE trying to rent something from out of country drop them like a HOT potato!
When I cashed check

I wish I would have checked this forum first before I replied to the email I got. I just got an email from the same person asking if my room for rent is still available. It came from Anita Scot ree <[email protected]>. I replied saying that it is still available. I haven't heard back yet, but I'm sure it will be the same response you got.

I also got an inquiry in Minnesota USA from Anits Scot Ree and the wording is identical. I wrote back and said she was on a scam list. That was it. She will probably change her name and email address now. Same address was used as above.

Wow wow wow!!!! I'm soooo lucky that I found this forum before I reply to him.her!
I received am email Josephine Salvador one day after I post on Craiglist.com, I found the email suspicious that's why I searched online. Now I totally understand this is a trick, and I think my ex-roommate from Kuwait was cheated by the same eperson/group. I'm thinking about to play with this guy from now on, lol.


Thanks for getting back to me.. My full name is Josephine Salvador i'm
25yrs old.(FEMALE) I was born in CHINA beijing i speak both language,
my Dad is from US while my Mum is from CHINA ... I went to Beijing
University Of Technology China and i graduated last year in Beijing
University Of Technology. I'm fun loving, friendly, clean, caring and
respectful of others, a non-smoker, i drink occasionally, am single. I
go to church every Sunday. I am coming for my Master Degree, am
presently on research work at Guam, but will be coming to the state
for my Master Degree this month. I would have loved to call you but am
in a remote area, calls are hard to go through from here and i don't
want to waste much time. I'm really interested in renting the
apartment from you, i would have love to see it but am very far, with
pictures i'll really appreciate it. I really want you to tell me more
about yourself and if there is garage or parking space cos i will have
my own car coming over, please let me know the total payment of the
place and the payment will be done by via US Certified Check. So i
want you to feed me back with the following details so that i can
ensure you are ready to accept the payment...

Get back to me with the information to facilitate the mailing of the check.
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Street Address:
* City, State,
* Zip Code:
* Cell Phone Number:
* Total Amount :

Note: My Dad will issue out the payment for the deposit as soon as
possible, with that you can hold on the place for me till i come
payment will be shipped to your address via Ups or FedEx. I'll be
waiting to read back from you with the information requested today.

Thanks.

I posted another Add on Craiglist today (just for testing ) and received a scam again.
This time she/he changed name to Klara Heidi Julius
I decided to play with this guy I'll try to keep you all updated.

Hi

Thanks for your swift response... My full name is Klara Heidi Julius,
Sex {F}. I'll like to tell you little about myself, i speak both
English and German, am single, fun, loving, clean, and respectful of
others a non-smoker, don't do drugs but i drink occasionally. My Dad
is from Germany and my Mum is from US, am 23yrs old. I was born in
Munich Germany and i attend Hamburg University of Technology Germany i
graduated 2yrs ago.

I'm coming to stay for 6months but presently on research work at Guam
and will be coming for my master degree February. I would have loved
to call you but this is a remote area calls are very hard to go
through from here, so please try and understand... Meanwhile I'll
would have like to come and check at the room before renting but am
very far... but with pictures that will make me happy.

I'll also like you to tell me more about yourself and if you have
garage or parking space cos i will have my own car come over, please
let me know the total amount for the first month rent and payment will
be done by via US Cashier's & Certified Check. So i'll need you to
provide me your full mailing information so that payment can be issued
out to you on time...

INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THE MAILING OF THE CHECK.

* Full name: * Address: * City, State, Zip Code: * Cell number:
* First Month Rent:

Look forward to read back from you with the information requested so
that i can forward it to my Dad to issue out the check for the month
rent with that you can hold on the place for me till i come soon okay.
Thanks and kind regards.

I'm thinking about to play with this guy from now on, lol.

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