by Michelle
Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:50 am
From: Btklh Fjfnmjf <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Subject: Re:
To: Michelle Banks
Hello,
It's my great pleasure that you are interested in my lovely home for rent. My name is Darlene Smith, former US Marine Sgt. served in the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment that Patrols the Anbar province, Iraq, before now we resided in this house and presently we have moved out due to my transfer as a matter of my profession, where i work as a volunteer with Catholic Revival programmed at the Ermita de San Antonio (St. Anthony Hermitage) here in Nigeria and my wife who is a missionary's dealing with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide. As soon as we settle down here i had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my family advised against that.
I reasoned with them and accepted the advice. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later. If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. We will be serving for a long term and now our home is locked up now and presently we have found a new home here which we will be staying for a very long which might last 5 years in Nigeria.
More so, please i want you to note that all we will want is a very honest and neat person, so i will solicit for your absolute understanding and maintenance of this home and want you to treat it as your own, i am with the keys and documents here with me which will be sent to any responsible and interested tenant through Fed Ex further more you have to undergo some processes before i could be willing and convince to rent my home to any tenant. The money is not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy always. I also want you to let me have trust in you as i have always stood on my word.
3 bedroom 2.5 bath unfurnished home very close to the beach! Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas Etc....
309 67th Ave N,Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Rent: $1000
Security Deposit: $700
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW:
RENT APPLICATION FORM.
Name (First name/ Middle name/Surname ) :
Phone # (info included on email signature) __________?
E-mail : __________?
Best time to call :?
How many proposed occupants : __________?
List all in addition to yourself including approx age : __________?
Present Address : __________?
City/State /zip code: __________?
Will you have pets : __________?
Please describe Breed, size :.__________?
Personality of pet : cats have been neutered. .__________?
Preferred move in date : __________?
Intended length of lease: __________?
Earliest possible date of deposit payment: __________?
Length of previous tenancy : __________?
Present occupation :__________?
Are you a section 8 applicant : __________?
Do you run a business from home : __________?
If so what kind of business : __________?
Do you work late night : __________?
Do you smoke : __________?
Do you drink : __________?
Please feel free to ask any questions you do not understand and i will be looking forward to receive your email as soon as possible. As i am not around to show the inside, you can go check out the house and the neighborhood from the outside and get back to me if you really like it for more information. Please respond ASAP.
For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below:
(011-234-816-937-5328 OR +234-816-937-5328)
Best Regards.
Darlene Smith.
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.
