Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Please note: The name being used for this rental scam belongs to a real and innocent person. The real person is in NO way connected to this scam. This person's name is being abused by a scammer.

From: Dorian Johnson - [email protected]





Hello! Thanks for your email. I own the Unit (205 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn NY 11217) currently listed for $1100 with security deposit $1100..The apt. is very much available and ready for move in.Utilities: water, Gas and electric are included.

I Just resumed my new job here in NJ.where am appointed the deputy director in Princeton University’s Housing and Real Estate Services Department.
Based on the fact that you are not the only one that has contacted us,we will only accept a tenant who is willing to pay 1 month rent and a security deposit.

Applicant Full Name: ????Address: ????Cell number: ???? Profession: ???? Guarantor: ???? How long you wish to rent: ???? Current rent payment: ????Reason ????

Once I her from you with the above information I will update you on my arrival date.
Regards
Dorian Johnson

This person asks for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent (for a property that he does not own) due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union, MoneyGram or bank transfer either to him, his lawyer, your friend or a family member.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that they will send the keys through a courier company.

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.

I am writing to inform you that my wife have selected you as our #1 candidate which has made you our potential tenant that we are renting our unit to.

Which mean I will have to come down from NJ to meet with you in NY....Before I come down I would like to know if you are ready and have the total of 1 month rent and security deposit? because I had traveled all the way to being disappointment by a renter previously, where the renter had issues with his pay check therefore causing me a wasted time and expenses. So, I'm not ready to go through same experience again.

Kindly let us know If you can prove to us that you have the required funds one month and security deposit? definitely not by sending us money.

I will be waiting to hear back from you to see what we can work out
Regards
Dorian Johnson

This person tried to scam me too using the email: [email protected] (email below)

Just for you to have an idea of who you are dealing with here is a little about me here :
Link to real person deleted. ~Bubbles

Please read carefully...I and my Wife thought about you involving a third party from your end ( your friend or family member that is close by) and send the 1 months and security deposit to him or her through Western Union ..Once we are able to track the transaction at
https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/order ... try=global to see the status: funds Available! I will then come down to meet with you face to face ,after seeing the Unit and sign the lease, Me , you and the person that the money was sent to, can easily walk down to the closest Western Union store to pick up the cash and then I get paid.

However, If in any case you do not like the Unit, what you do is go back to where the money was sent from and cancel the transaction and your money will be refunded to you.. But I know that you are going to love the apartment once you set your eye on it.

Let me know when you are going to initiate the western union deposit
so that I could start making arrangement oncoming over.

Regards
Dorian Johnson