by Con Warner
Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:32 pm
From: Fabien Craven - [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: Anfrage zu Ihrem Objekt 63789530
Hello,
First of all, i'm sorry for my long message but i need to know you and i need to understand me.
I am very happy that my apartment will look drawn and you are interested about it.
About the apartment:-The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat.
-the apartment come with two parking spots.
-a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture(if you don’t like it and you want use your furniture).
-there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.
I moved to London, in United Kingdom about six months ago. New job, new responsibilities I have to be here until everything will settle down. I kept my apartment because I wanted to have a comfortable and familiar place to stay when I come visit my family. I had a lot of work done in the apartment while I was gone, and when I recently returned to stay there I feel in love with the place all over again. I will not sell it. I will just rent while I'm London. It may take up to 9 years. I want someone to stay in the apartment because I don't want it empty when I'm not there. You can have the apt for the period of time suitable for you of course.A little about my self: I have finished law school at Queen's University . I was born and raised in London, however, I have been away at school for the past 7 years. Now I'm working at one of the biggest law firms here in London. I live here with my wife and my daughter.
I'm being selective so please send a description of what you do and why I should rent the apartment, and anything else that might give you the upper hand. Of course I would need a deposit as well of 1000 Euro, which you would get back when you move it or whenever I feel like I can completely trust you.
Because i'm in London now we will have to use ImmobilienScout24 Agency to complete this deal, an agency which will look for our best interest. I already arranged with them and i'm ready to go and send the keys and the contract from London to your location, to use their escrow service, a service which will handle the payment and shipping for us.
If you are interested in renting my apartment please REPLY BACK and i will send you all the details about how ImmobilienScout24 works, step by step.
Above all things, this is a great place and opportunity for someone. Hope to hear back from you soon!
Best Regards,
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
Sounds safe. It's not!
These companies do not work this way.
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.
