Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:29 pm
From: Maria Jill <[email protected]>
Subject: THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE APARTMENT AND LOCATION?
Date: 20 February, 2012 2:41:37 AM EST

Hello,I am Maria Jill the apartment belongs to my late father and my mother have been managing and maintaining the apartment,but she is presently in London due to her work,am undergraduate student and i also work in a calling center....... The exact address is:Løngangstræde 57,1467 Copenhagen,Denmark:The lease ll be --€300 room is including the utilities,fridge-freezer,oven, washing machine, dryer,gas cooker,microwave, dishwasher, electricity bill, Internet charges and swimming pool others. ---€500 for the security deposit which is refundable during the departure time from the room. I will like to know where you are from and when you will be coming to the flat ? Am confidently assuring you that you will be more than satisfied when you come into the flat . You can see the attached pictures of the rooms bellow........ Let me hear from you asap if you really have interest in renting the room,Best Regard
Maria Jill


From: Maria Jill <[email protected]>
Subject: information request
Date: 20 February, 2012 8:35:47 AM EST

Hello,
Thanks for the reply and also for the introduction of your self,you really sound great.....never mind i can reserve the room for you till your arrival date since there is a perfect procedure that we both have to undergo before you can proceed with the payment.
you can pay for one month rent and you we also pay for security deposit which is refundable during the departure time from the rooms

However If you really have interest in renting the room just let me have this request below

-FULL NAME,
-YOUR EXACT ARRIVAL DATE,
-YOUR DEPARTURE DATE,
-YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS
-SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ID,

So that i can quickly instruct our family lawyer to prepare the tenant agreement form for you, to see the terms and condition of the contract and if you are okay with the terms and condition then you can proceed with the one month rent and the security deposit to my mother in London Via western union money transfer so that the room can be reserve for you till your arrival date because there are alot of people that also have interest in renting the room,but my mother prefer the most serious person who pay her first..

The signed agreement form will be send to you first through attached mail(with the scanned page of my international passport).for you to read and understand,after which you will proceed with the payment one month rent and security deposit ,i'll now send you the original copy through a registered courier to your address for you to sign and bring along with you when moving in. Have a nice day,Looking forward in hearing from you.
Best Regards


The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
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