by Con Warner
Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:27 pm
From: Rilwan Micheal <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:11
Subject: Re: apartment interested
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in my 1BR apartment that is available for immediate move in. I'm Micheal Rilwan I own the apartment. I am happy to have found you as my prospective tenant to live in my apartment at 630 Prospect Ave Charlottesville, VA 22903. I and my wife and daughter was formerly living in the apartment but we are here in West Africa Nigeria for an HBP life-enriching program, the Healthy Babies Project that focus and help at-risk families who are vulnerable to high-risk, low-income, substance-abusing, pregnant and parenting women, men, with their families. We help in providing resources including health care, housing, nutrition, mental health services, educational support, skills building, substance abuse support and employment to those seeking for jobs down here.
If you want to be a prospective tenant for my home you should know that money is not my concern on renting to you but am tasking you to be a very clean and a reliable tenant in my apartment and treat it like your own so our home won't be destroyed or used for illegal services at our absence and the apartment keys and documents will be FedEx to your address in time if your application is approved.
It's $600 monthly rent for 1BR, 1bath with utilities. Your apartment features are breakfast nook, Refrigerator, Stove/Oven,garage, Balcony, Deck,or Patio, Air conditioning, Walk-in closet, Hardwood floor, Tile floor, Living room, Cable-ready, High-speed internet ,Garage parking. Washer/Dryer. We are now in Lagos city Nigeria with the keys and documents to the apartment as we do not want an agent for our home due to our past experience. The apartment is unique with wood flooring all through in the bedroom. Are you okay with the monthly rent and location of the apartment? If yes respond with tenant information as below,
TENANT'S INFORMATION
1) Full Names
2) Full Address and Phone?
3) How Old?
4) Single/married?
5) How many occupants?
6) Do you own a pet or a car?
7) Occupation?
8) Renting period and move in date?
9) Gender?
I know you can not see the 1BR apartment now but the exact pictures of the interior is been attached for a clear view on my home,you can see the building from outside. I hope to hear back from you.
Best Wishes,
God Bless.
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.
