Renter Scam Salanda Wilson

The following is a new string of which I received in the last couple of days....this is getting exhausting.... but I will NOT quit!


[email protected] via craigslist.org
reply-to: [email protected]
to: me via craigslist email
date: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 6:48 PM
subject: $700 Family Home - Large Bedroom (Bern Township Reading)
mailed-by: craigslist.org

Hello,

Do you still have the place availablle ? Am interested please get back to me asap.

Thanks.



My reply is as follows:

automatically went to [email protected]


Yes the room is still for rent. Please forward a telephone number of which I can use to call and speak with you further.

Thank you for your interest.

And then I received the following reply:


From: Salanda Wilson [email protected]
1:37 PM (10 hours ago)

to me
Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me, My name is Salanda Wilson.I am 26yrs
old and fun-loving, personal,friendly,clean, caring,respectful of
others.A non-smoker and don't do drugs, not a drinker and drama free.
I've been searching and searching for two weeks for a place and been
having no luck, Males/females doesn't matter as well as homes with a
lot of roommates. I graduated last year. I am single and have no
children. I do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with my
roommate! i go to church every Sunday.
Am coming for my masters degree. I was born in France (Bordeaux), my
dad is from US but my mum is from Paris. I went to University of
Bordeaux in France i speak both French and English. I'm on research
work at Guam (USA), I'm almost done with that because its part of my
prerequisite for my masters in Micro Biology.I would have loved to
call you but this is a remote area calls is hard to go through from
here and i don't want to waste much time. I'm really interested in
renting from you and I want to know everything about the place. I do
really love pets and don't have any at the moment. I would have loved
to see it but I'm very far, but with pictures,I am glad. I will also
like you to tell me more about yourself and if you have pets. I don't
smoke. Please let me know the total payment of the place and moreover
I will send your email to my dad for him to email you later because
He's the one that will be paying the bills(Rent and deposit fees), but
nevertheless, Kindly get back to me with your information below:

Full Name(Name to be on the check):
Full address(Residential address):
Phone Number:

So that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon as
possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come. I
will be looking forward to your email soonest. Thanks and have a nice
day.



This one even included a picture - the url string is below


https://mail.google.com/mail/c/photos/public/AIbEiAIAAABDCPSbl_vO3fq6eSILdmNhcmRfcGhvdG8qKDliMDliMmRiZmE1MTVjMzk1NjgxYzVhNTcyNTg5N2UwOWJiMjEzODIwAS_GqY7b0ONobyAPS99J78CRmlwP?sz=32

I really do not know how to post the picture here... I did track the link and it is the picture that is in the email

I got this same one. Maybe because we are both renting a room in a home for $700?

And then later today, I googled her name and came up with scam warmers, so I emailed her the link.

to salanda
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=34072&p=87971



On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:22 AM, I wrote:
Well, this is interesting, because you frankly fit the profile of a scammer. So why don't you tell me:

1. What is your full name, with middle name?
2. What city and département were you born in?
3. What university did you attend in France?
4. What university will you attend here?
5. What church do you attend?
6. What is your birthdate, (so I can do the background check)?
7. When will you be arriving?
8. Go ahead and have your MOTHER call me so we can talk.

I speak French, so it's no problem for us to communicate, even if she doesn't speak English.


On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:25 AM, salanda wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for getting back to me... My name is Salanda Wilson (F),I am
27yrs old,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean and respectful of
others. A non-smoker, don't do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama
free. I graduated last year in France. I am single and have no
children... I do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with
my roommate! i go to church every Sunday.

Am coming for my masters degree. I was born in France (Bordeaux),
mydad is from USA but my mum is from Paris...I went to University of
Bordeaux in France i speak both French and English ,am presently on
research work at Guam (USA), am almost done with the research. Am
doing it because its part of prerequisite for my masters in
Microbiology. I would have loved to call you but this is a remote area
calls is hard to go through from here and i don't want to waste much
time.

Am really interested in renting from you and i don't really love pets
but i don't care if there is any in the house. I would have loved to
see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will also like
you to tell me more about you and if you have garage or parking space
because I will have my own car come over, please let me know the total
payment of the place and more over I will send your email to my dad
for him to email you later because he is the one that will be paying
the bills but nevertheless,I will like you to send me your full Name
and the mailing address, your phone number as well,so that my Dad will
issue out the payment for the place as soon as possible,with that you
can hold on the place for me till i come. I will be looking forward to
your email soonest. Thanks and have a nice day.

Salanda

On 3/1/12, I wrote:
> Are you interested in the room, Salanda? It IS still available.
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:16 AM, Salanda Wilson
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
>> ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
>> ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
>> ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams
>>
>> --
>> Is the room still available ?
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> This message was remailed to you via: [email protected]
>> If this email is a scam or spam please flag it now:
>> http://craigslist.org/flag/201203011116 ... jExSlUcQ4Q
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>

I'm glad you were able to avoid being scammed!

As a general rule, though, we recommend that you do not send scammers links to where they are posted, as it typically hurts other potential victims more than it does the scammers.

Omg I GOT THE SAME EMAIL FROM THIS SAME PERSON WHITNEY HAWKINS
Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me, My name is Whitney Hawkins.I am 26yrs
old,fun-loving, friendly, clean and respectful of others. I don't
smoke, don't do drugs, and drama free. I've been searching and
searching for two weeks for a place and been having no luck,
Males/females doesn't matter as well as homes with a lot of room
mates. I graduated last year in France. I am single and have no child.
I do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with my room mate!
i go to church every Sunday.
Am coming for my masters degree. I was born in France (Bordeaux) but
my dad is from US and my mum is from Bordeaux. I went to University of
Bordeaux in France and i speak both French and English. I'm on
research work at Guam (USA), I'm almost done with that because its
part of my prerequisite for my masters in Micro Biology.I would have
loved to call you but this is a remote area calls is hard to go
through from here and i don't want to waste much time. I'm really
interested in renting from you and I want to know everything about the
place. I do really love pets but don't have one at the moment. I would
have loved to see it but I'm very far. I will also like you to tell
me more about yourself and if you have pets. Please let me know the
total payment of the place and moreover I will send your email to my
dad for him to email you later because He's the one that will be
paying the bills(Rent and deposit fees), but nevertheless, Kindly get
back to me with your information below:

Full Name (Name to be on the check):
Full address (Residential address):
Phone Number:

So that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon as
possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come. I
will be looking forward to your email soonest. Thanks and have a nice
day.