by geeselouieese
Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:25 am
Hi guys
never been too involved in this internet scamming business, but now that I'm in desperate need of an apartment/room, I almost fell for this guy. He advertised an apartment in Zürich on the flatshare portal wgzimmer.ch. Here's his reply:
Hello,
Thanks so much for your email regarding to my apartment,my apartment is still very much available for rent.Here are some important information about the apartment.The apartment is located at Vorhaldenstrasse 15, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland.The apartment is spacious
FLAT ADDRESS:Vorhaldenstrasse 15, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland
Bathroom: One Bathroom and toilet
Kitchen: Yes
Living room: Yes
Rent Amount/Per month:600CHF
Security Deposit:750CHF
Furnished: Yes
Min period: 1 month
Max period: 2 Years
Available: Immediately
The open kitchen is fully equipped with all appliances. The spacious bathroom offers a bath as well as a shower, The toilet is also together with bathroom,the deposit is refundable when parking out without any lost or damage of my apartment.
My apartment is well furnished and well decorated with a lot of facility such as: Wireless internet facilities, Phone, Microwave, Dish washer, washing machine, Dryer, Refrigerator, Bathroom, Toilet, Bedroom, kitchen, utility room and the bills is included in the rent amount and also you will be using all this facility alone without sharing with any body.
Attach are some pictures of how my Apartment looks like.That is the information you need to know about my Apartment.If you are interested in renting my Apartment Kindly get back to me so that i can tell you on how to get it reserved and also if you will like to talk to me on phone here is my Phone number.+447035908629 or +447035900255 You can call me anytime for further details.
Best Regards
Sam
I then asked him how we should continue, since at this point I was still thinking: Wow, what a deal, cool, I want. Heh. He writes back:
Hello,
Thanks so much for your fast response, Am glad you are interested in renting my apartment.but presently am not available in Zurich for now as am presently in United kingdom now to complete my work with my company and am here with my families and my keys.But all you need to do is to go straight to the address i sent you to take a look of the apartment from outside ,But i want you to have it mind that the apartment is presently locked and am here with the keys.that is the reason why i sent you my apartment picture just for you to have an idea of how the inside looks like.you will be living in my apartment without sharing it with anybody.My apartment is at the down floor of the building and it is available for short term and long term basis because am going to be here for 2 years and i dont want my apartment to be dusty when coming back After 2 years,that is the main reason why am renting out my apartment.
But before any reservation,Can you tell me little about yourself,Anything you think you want me to know about you.
where are you from and also where are you presently?
what is your experience in renting an apartment?
Have you ever rent an apartment before?
Did you smoke?
Did you have pet?
did you take drugs?
did you have car?
Are you going to stay alone?
Are you paying the rent yourself?
What are you doing for living?
How old are you?
What is your gender?
Phone number?
Mobile Number?
Kindly get back to me so that i can tell you on how to get my Apartment reserved and also if you will like to talk to me on phone here is my Phone number. +447035908629.You can call me anytime for further details.
Best Regards
Samuel
So, gullible, not scam-thinking me, goes ok, I'll give him some infos about myself... I do.. and get this in response:
Hello ,
Thanks for getting back to me with the details. Here is little about myself .....My name is Samuel Fabio Anderson,i was born in Netherlands and grew up in Netherlands.My father from Netherlands why my mother from Zürich.i was born in 10th January 1965, am married with 2 daugthers,Am nice, faithful, loyal, honest, caring, open minded,I work with vodafone company here in United Kingdom.i dont smoke but i drink socially.i love pet,I love warm weather, tropical drinks and sandy beaches. I like to party and have fun.
Two years ago, I Inherit the apartment from my late mother who is from Zürich.It's because am the only child and also here working for my company in United Kingdom and there is no way i could come to take good care of the apartment myself thats why i am looking for a reliable tenant who is going to take good care of this apartment for me in my absence
Whenever i traveled like that, I make use of house agent or a friend of mine over there but they cheated a lot on my tenants and my tenants complains alot about that. Thats is the reason why i took the keys along with me because i dont want my apartment to be used anyhow in my absence.
Also,I would like to put my trust in you.
So I hope you can promise me that you are going to take very good care of my apartment in my absence.
For you to get the place reserved we will both sign my rental agreement contract which is prepared by my lawyer which is documented with swiss's law and it is going to stand as guarantee for both of us.
I will sign it send it to your email box and you are going to print it, read it, fill it,sign it, scan it, email it back to me and after that you will go ahead with your payment.
Your fisrt month rent and security deposit . Once your payment is confirmed by me, i will post the keys and the receipt of your payment to you via DHL courier service it is just 1-2 delivery and email you the shipping code for you to know when the keys will be deliver to you so that you can have your keys and move into my apartment.
Do get back to me with the below informations so that we can proceed further:
Your full name:
Your full current address:
Nationality:
Passport id:
Date of birth:
Move in date and out:
Phone number:
Mobile Number:
I shall be waiting for the above informations soonest. Please make sure you send me your correct current address because i would use that in posting down the keys and the payment receipt to you after we must have concluded the contract. Feel free to call me anytime so that we can discuss more.
Best regards,
Sam
What finally got me was the above lines about liking to party etc. What the hell i thought. This isn't something a potential landlord would communicate. Also, the fact that his english is just terrible doesn't help, even a dutchman has better english skills than that. Add to this the fact that his email is very african sounding - oluwalase - and his phone number, +4470, which I actually googled as norwegian somehow, but appartently is some form of british redirect-to-africa service - it just smells fishy. I then found these forums, and gotta say his mails look alot like many other of these Nigerian (horribly presumptive of me huh) scammers.
Anyway. I'm not gonna send him my passport info, or anything else for that matter. I'm kinda curious about who I would talk to if I actually called the number, but my cell minutes are too precious for that kind of entertainment, really. Glad that I realized it before any real damage was done.
Here's to hoping that this helps someone.
Cheers
never been too involved in this internet scamming business, but now that I'm in desperate need of an apartment/room, I almost fell for this guy. He advertised an apartment in Zürich on the flatshare portal wgzimmer.ch. Here's his reply:
Hello,
Thanks so much for your email regarding to my apartment,my apartment is still very much available for rent.Here are some important information about the apartment.The apartment is located at Vorhaldenstrasse 15, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland.The apartment is spacious
FLAT ADDRESS:Vorhaldenstrasse 15, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland
Bathroom: One Bathroom and toilet
Kitchen: Yes
Living room: Yes
Rent Amount/Per month:600CHF
Security Deposit:750CHF
Furnished: Yes
Min period: 1 month
Max period: 2 Years
Available: Immediately
The open kitchen is fully equipped with all appliances. The spacious bathroom offers a bath as well as a shower, The toilet is also together with bathroom,the deposit is refundable when parking out without any lost or damage of my apartment.
My apartment is well furnished and well decorated with a lot of facility such as: Wireless internet facilities, Phone, Microwave, Dish washer, washing machine, Dryer, Refrigerator, Bathroom, Toilet, Bedroom, kitchen, utility room and the bills is included in the rent amount and also you will be using all this facility alone without sharing with any body.
Attach are some pictures of how my Apartment looks like.That is the information you need to know about my Apartment.If you are interested in renting my Apartment Kindly get back to me so that i can tell you on how to get it reserved and also if you will like to talk to me on phone here is my Phone number.+447035908629 or +447035900255 You can call me anytime for further details.
Best Regards
Sam
I then asked him how we should continue, since at this point I was still thinking: Wow, what a deal, cool, I want. Heh. He writes back:
Hello,
Thanks so much for your fast response, Am glad you are interested in renting my apartment.but presently am not available in Zurich for now as am presently in United kingdom now to complete my work with my company and am here with my families and my keys.But all you need to do is to go straight to the address i sent you to take a look of the apartment from outside ,But i want you to have it mind that the apartment is presently locked and am here with the keys.that is the reason why i sent you my apartment picture just for you to have an idea of how the inside looks like.you will be living in my apartment without sharing it with anybody.My apartment is at the down floor of the building and it is available for short term and long term basis because am going to be here for 2 years and i dont want my apartment to be dusty when coming back After 2 years,that is the main reason why am renting out my apartment.
But before any reservation,Can you tell me little about yourself,Anything you think you want me to know about you.
where are you from and also where are you presently?
what is your experience in renting an apartment?
Have you ever rent an apartment before?
Did you smoke?
Did you have pet?
did you take drugs?
did you have car?
Are you going to stay alone?
Are you paying the rent yourself?
What are you doing for living?
How old are you?
What is your gender?
Phone number?
Mobile Number?
Kindly get back to me so that i can tell you on how to get my Apartment reserved and also if you will like to talk to me on phone here is my Phone number. +447035908629.You can call me anytime for further details.
Best Regards
Samuel
So, gullible, not scam-thinking me, goes ok, I'll give him some infos about myself... I do.. and get this in response:
Hello ,
Thanks for getting back to me with the details. Here is little about myself .....My name is Samuel Fabio Anderson,i was born in Netherlands and grew up in Netherlands.My father from Netherlands why my mother from Zürich.i was born in 10th January 1965, am married with 2 daugthers,Am nice, faithful, loyal, honest, caring, open minded,I work with vodafone company here in United Kingdom.i dont smoke but i drink socially.i love pet,I love warm weather, tropical drinks and sandy beaches. I like to party and have fun.
Two years ago, I Inherit the apartment from my late mother who is from Zürich.It's because am the only child and also here working for my company in United Kingdom and there is no way i could come to take good care of the apartment myself thats why i am looking for a reliable tenant who is going to take good care of this apartment for me in my absence
Whenever i traveled like that, I make use of house agent or a friend of mine over there but they cheated a lot on my tenants and my tenants complains alot about that. Thats is the reason why i took the keys along with me because i dont want my apartment to be used anyhow in my absence.
Also,I would like to put my trust in you.
So I hope you can promise me that you are going to take very good care of my apartment in my absence.
For you to get the place reserved we will both sign my rental agreement contract which is prepared by my lawyer which is documented with swiss's law and it is going to stand as guarantee for both of us.
I will sign it send it to your email box and you are going to print it, read it, fill it,sign it, scan it, email it back to me and after that you will go ahead with your payment.
Your fisrt month rent and security deposit . Once your payment is confirmed by me, i will post the keys and the receipt of your payment to you via DHL courier service it is just 1-2 delivery and email you the shipping code for you to know when the keys will be deliver to you so that you can have your keys and move into my apartment.
Do get back to me with the below informations so that we can proceed further:
Your full name:
Your full current address:
Nationality:
Passport id:
Date of birth:
Move in date and out:
Phone number:
Mobile Number:
I shall be waiting for the above informations soonest. Please make sure you send me your correct current address because i would use that in posting down the keys and the payment receipt to you after we must have concluded the contract. Feel free to call me anytime so that we can discuss more.
Best regards,
Sam
What finally got me was the above lines about liking to party etc. What the hell i thought. This isn't something a potential landlord would communicate. Also, the fact that his english is just terrible doesn't help, even a dutchman has better english skills than that. Add to this the fact that his email is very african sounding - oluwalase - and his phone number, +4470, which I actually googled as norwegian somehow, but appartently is some form of british redirect-to-africa service - it just smells fishy. I then found these forums, and gotta say his mails look alot like many other of these Nigerian (horribly presumptive of me huh) scammers.
Anyway. I'm not gonna send him my passport info, or anything else for that matter. I'm kinda curious about who I would talk to if I actually called the number, but my cell minutes are too precious for that kind of entertainment, really. Glad that I realized it before any real damage was done.
Here's to hoping that this helps someone.
Cheers
