Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:07 pm
From: BARTLEY ANDREW [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 12:50 PM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: $1100 / 5br - 1699ft² - 5BR/2+1BA Single Family House - Springfield

Hi,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on craigslist.. The house is still available but presently I'm not around... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago inWest Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my Wife, we both owned the house when we got married. As soon as we settled down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my Wife advised against that. she said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house and it's going to be available for upto 5 years.. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise.. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out because of maintainance,maintenance i mean is by taking very good care of the house and i will be responsible for the repairs myself, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out because of the up keeping of the house... If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that up keeping of a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.The rent is $1100 and the deposit payment is $1100


8014 Greeley Boulevard Springfield, VA 22152


Beds Baths Sq Ft Price
5 beds 2.5 2,557 $1100

This is a terrific home that gives you everything you need plus everything you want.

This 5 bedroom 2.5 bathroom fantastic house has hardwood floors on all levels, a recently remodeled kitchen, family room with a fireplace, nice backyard, plenty of driveway and street parking and a neighborhood of great people.

The location is one of the huge benefits. It is in the very desirable West Springfield which is close to the Springfield Metro station, 495, 95, 395, Burke, Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax. If you work at the Pentagon you'll be happy to know that the metro bus line route 18-H has a stop directly in front out the house which goes to the Pentagon in the morning returns in the evening. The 18-H is a very quick ride to the Pentagon, even in rush hour traffic.



PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit and first month payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the house________________________


House Address 8014 Greeley Boulevard Springfield, VA 22152


PLS NOTE Drive by and take a look at the exterior of the house because you cannot see the interior of the house.the keys and document are with me and family here in west africa.get back to me after viewing the exterior of the house with the application form filled out so as to proceed in shipment of the keys and document to you after making the payment to me directly,utilities are also included in the rent fee such as water,light,gas,washer,dryer,trash etc


For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
My Cell Number Is (+234-802-360-8638 OR 011-234-802-360-8638)


Best Regards
Bartley Andrew


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.
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