by Michelle
Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:32 am
From: Place Home <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:44:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Home for rent
To:Michelle Banks
Hello, Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. I am the
owner of the house you are making inquiry of. The house is still
available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family
to occupy and maintain the house. The house will be available for a
period of 5 years. My Family and I just traveled to Nigeria for a
program Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack
of Education with Dove Christian Fellowship International. The program
is taking place in three major countries which are Uganda, Japan,
Haiti and Nigeria. We will be away for a while that is why we made up
our mind to put up our house for rent to whom ever that will take good
care of it. Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my
property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for
your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as
your own. Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas and Electricity. The
money is
not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so
that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up. I also
want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my word.
Address: 1092 Saddlecreek Pkwy Birmingham, AL 35094
Rent: $600Security Deposit: $600 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 # :__________?E-mail :__________?Best time to call
:__________?Marital Status:__________?How many proposed occupants
:__________?List all in addition to yourself including approx age
:__________?Present Address :__________?City/State :__________?Will
you have pets :__________?Please describe Breed, size
:__________?Personality of pet :__________?Preferred move in date
:__________?Intended length of lease:__________?Do you agree to pay
deposit before you move in:__________?Earliest possible date of
deposit payment:__________?Length of previous tenancy
:__________?Present occupation :__________?Are you a section 8
applicant :__________?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:( +234-802-444-6958 or
011-234-802-444-6958 ) Best Regards.Jason Pouncey.
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.
