Rental Scammer Alo Ora <[email protected]>

Yet another to add to the list. I see that the exact wording matches a post made here about a month ago. Even the description was pulled from a property description on a realtor website. I guess it's very easy to look up available properties on the net, find the owners name and pull this scam. Here's the one I got:

This too is from Craigslist:
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Hello,

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. I am Jiaonu W Wang 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 4 years. My wife 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, 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. Below is the house description:

This Beautiful Single Family Home Is Located In a Very Nice and Quiet Neighborhood. Walking Distance To The Award Winning Seaside School District, Within Blocks Of All 3 Schools. It Has 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Bathrooms. The Master Bedroom Has A Nice Brick Fireplace And His-and-Hers Closets, One Is a Walk-In Closet. The Spacious Living Room Is Light And Bright With Pergo Floors and a Wood-Burning Fireplace. Scraped Ceilings, Newer Paint, Carpet, Gutters. New Dual Pane Windows Throughout the House. Very Functional Kitchen With a Step-Down Dining Area, Garden Window, Built-In Indoor BBQ Grill. It Also Has Mother-In-Law Quarters In The Back Yard… With 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom, around 280 Sqt. Lots Of Built-In Storage in Garage. Enjoy Ocean Breezes In This Well-Maintained House.

Pets are allowed.

Address: 22508 Leyte Drive, Torrance CA 90505

Rent: $2000
Security Deposit: $1000

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 : __________?
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: __________?
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:
( 011-234-702-690-1644 or +234-702-690-1644 )

Best Regards.
Jiaonu W Wang