Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:19 pm
Datum: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:11
Von: Adriana Gordon <[email protected]>
An: Con Warner
Betreff: Anfrage zu Ihrem Objekt 63687442

Hello,
Sorry for the delayed response, but I'm in London (United Kingdom) right
now and I have been very busy. Anyway,thank you for your interest in
renting my apartment. The total price of the apartment is 250,00 EUR (the
price is not including the utilities cost) . I want to keep the apartment
for me but I left with my work for a 5 years contract in United Kingdom, so
I decided to rent it. The apartment,is in perfect conditions, no need
additional repairs what so ever.
So if you are interested please email me back for next step.
Regards !!


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

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.


Von: Airbnb <[email protected]>
Gesendet: 30.01.2012 11:11
An: Con Warner
Betreff: Airbnb Transaction ID B3390455G445





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Airbnb reduce the risks associated with Internet transactions by acting as a licensed neutral agency such as Escrow. The seller delivers the package to Airbnb agents for full evaluation of content. The package will remain in the company custody until the receiver will send the payment through a Money Order Service (Western Union Service). After verifying the funds, Airbnb is ready to ship the parcel to the designated address.

Package Information

Apartment Keys and rental contracts verified and signed by the Sender. Owner of the apartment in: Behnstrasse, 22767,Hamburg. All the papers are double checked.

-Package ID: B3390455G45
-Rent/month : 250 €
-Deposit required : two rental months witch means 500.00 €
How to make the payment
Make the payment in cash using our Airbnb agent details (check bellow for the agent details). E-mail* us the following payment information by:
1. MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) - 10 digits number found on the payment receipt;
2. Sender's Name and Address;
3. Receiver's Name and Address;
4. Total Amount Sent;
5. Phone Number;
6. Fax* the Western Union payment receipts to Airbnb at +44 (0)20 3002 5605

We advice you that when you will make the payment please tell the Western Union agent that you are sending the money to a friend . The taxes are expensive and if you tell them that you send the money to a friend the fees will be less expensive!

Airbnb Agent Details:
Name: Mark Buyten
Address: 50 Dorset Road
City: London
Zip: KA4 8DW
Country: United Kingdom
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