by Con Warner
Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:37 pm
From: Henry Colt <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Re: $650 / 1br - Furnshied One Bedroom (Nw)
To: Con Warner
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in wanting to be my tenant. I am looking for a responsible & clean tenant that will be able to take good care of my apartment because I work as Research Associate in Molecular Imaging Research/Neurology and I do travel a lot, Presently I am in United Kingdom for a research and I don't know when I will return back to the apartment that's why am looking for a responsible tenant who will live in the apartment and take care of it. The apartment is available for long term and short term lease is also accepted.
The apartment is located at: 2500 Q Street Northwest, Washington DC 20007
1 bedroom Apartment.
Other features: Laundry Facility, Pets Allowed
I want you to note that I am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property that I want to give you for rent, so I will solicit for your absolute maintenance of the apartment and I would want you to treat it as your own, I would like you to keep it tidy all the time I also want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my word,the rental fees is $650 per month including utilities for the whole of the apartment and the Damage deposit is
$300. I will like you to drive by to the building at your convenient time to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me with your final decision after viewing the exterior features and let me know if you wish to proceed further so that I can forward you the full interior pictures for you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the application process.
Regards,
Henry Colt.
+447045785968
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.
