Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:46 pm
From: UK Parcel <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Parcel2Go Order Details and Payment Instructions !
To: [email protected]





Transaction's Date: Thursday 16, February, 2012
Dear Parcel2Go Customer,

This message was sent to notify you that the parcel information below has been transmitted to Parcel2Go.The package has been placed with Parcel2Go for shipment.


You are using our services as Tenant
Sender of parcel ( Owner ): Susie Rowel
Sender's Address: 73 Chorley Old Road,BL1 3AJ Bolton, United Kingdom
Receiver of package ( Tenant ): Removed
Receiver's Address: Same as Delivery Address
Parcel2Go Parcel Content

( 2 ) keys - 2 bedrooms apartment
Rent/Month: AU $800.00
Deposit to be paid by Tenant: AU $2,400.00 - representing rent for 1st 2 months and security deposit
Owner paid the Parcel2Go fees and taxes including the shipping costs: GBP 200.00
Inspection period for Tenant to inspect the Property: 20 days
Inspection Status Made by Our Techinicans: Vey Good Condition Inside And Outside, Fully Furnished
Parcel Location: Parcel2Go Warehouse Located in Coe House, Coe Street, Off Bridgeman Street, Bolton, BL3 6 BU, United Kingdom
Owner Address:

Address: 368 St. Kilda Road
City / Syate: Melbourne / VIC
Zip(City Code): 3000
Country: Australia




Delivery Address:

Address: Removed
City / Syate: Removed
Zip(City Code): N / A
Country: Hong Kong S.A.R
Delivery Type: Parcel2Go will deliver the parcel using the Express Expedited Freight Services. Only after the payment is received from the Tenant and confirmed by our company the parcel will be dispatched.
Signature: Required
Amount to be paid by the Tenant: AU $2,400.00
Estimated time of arrival - 2 days which is Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00 AM GMT, if the payment is sent by the Tenant before Friday, February 17, 2012, 20:00 PM GMT. Please send your payment before 20:00 PM GMT on Friday, February 17, 2012 in order to respect the schedule, else the delivery will be delayed with 5 to 7 more days and storage taxes to be paid by the Owner if parcel will not be delivered or by the Tenant if parcel will be delivered which is GBP 30 per day.

Receiver of the Payment is the Parcel2Go Agent: Melanie Gover

The payment must be made through MoneyGram Money Transfer to the Name of the Parcel2Go Agent who is in charge with this transaction - Melanie Gover - using the "Money in Minutes" Service from MoneyGram.

Payment Tip: Money in Minutes - Safe and simple payment option, available at any MoneyGram Agent Location.
You can simply walk in, ask for a green form, fill it out with the payment details ( name of the Parcel2Go Agent, payout location ), hand it over to the MoneyGram clerk along with the amount in cash and complete your payment.


Instructions on how to fill out the Green "Money in Minutes" Form ( Be sure to ask for the green form )

Pay to: Parcel2Go Agent's Name ( only First Name, Last Name ): Melanie Gover
Payout location ( where to send the money out - city and country ): Bolton, United Kingdom
From: Your Name, Your Address
Amount Transferred: AU $2,400.00

Important Note: When you fill in the name of the receiver on the green MoneyGram " To Send Money Form " please be careful to write the name correctly and write only the name of the person who will receive the money. This is important because the information you write on the MoneyGram " To Send Money Form " will be filled in the MoneyGram database by the MoneyGram clerk and for the receiver to be able to pick up the funds from MoneyGram, the name of the receiver from the MoneyGram database must match the name on the receiver's ID Card.

Important Note: The Payment must be made at one of MoneyGram's Agent Locations, in person by the Tenant. The payment must not be made using MoneyGram's Send Money Online Service due to the high Credit Card fraud risk. We will not confirm any payments made by Credit Card, online or by phone.
After you complete the payment you need to send the Payment Information for verification to our Payment Department at: [email protected]


The Payment Information that you need to send to us for verification are:

- Reference number - 8 digits number located on your MoneyGram payment receipt
- Funds Sender's Name and Sender's Address
- Funds Receiver's Name
- Amount Transferred
- Attachment of Scanned or Photocopy of MoneyGram Receipt(s) - very important

Please read our Parcel2Go Payment Privacy Policy to learn our payment release and payment refund conditions:

1. The Payment will be sent to the Owner by Parcel2Go only after you receive the parcel, check the property and if you are completely satisfied with it, you will then instruct us to release the Payment to the Owner.
2. Parcel2Go acts as a third party holding at the same time the property and the Payment.
3. After the keys are received by the Tenant, the Tenant will have up to 20 days to review the property.
For this transaction the inspection time is 20 ( twenty ) business days upon keys been delivered to the Tenant's address.
a) If the Tenant decided to rent the property, the Tenant will instruct Parcel2Go to release the funds to the Owner.
b) If for any reason the Tenant does not want to rent the property, the Tenant will ask Parcel2Go to be refunded.
The refund procedure is very simple, the Tenant will receive the money from Parcel2Go through Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, by Check or by Money Transfer. The refund method is at the Tenant's choice.

Randy Craddock - Parcel2Go Customer Department
Parcel2Go Bolton Delivery Office, United Kingdom
Customer Department Email: [email protected]


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.

Email: [email protected]

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