by Con Warner
Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:04 pm
From: Aron Truven <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Subject: Apt for Rent
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in my apartment located in 11 St Joseph St,
Toronto, ON, Canada. The apartment is in excellent condition and it's just
like in the pictures, very clean and very well taken. Honestly from point
of view I'm sure that you will rent it on spot. I'm not looking to make a
business or a profit with the apartment, I'm just trying to find a good and
trust person to take good care of the place. The apartment has 1 bedroom
and 1 bathroom. It is furnished but if you want you can use your furniture
and deposit mine in the storage unit that is located near the building not
far away. The rent is 880CAD/month with everything included (heat, hydro,
water, electricity, cable and internet, 2 parking spots, laundry in-suite,
washer and dryer). You will have full access to all the amenities of the
building. Pets are allowed. I stayed in the apartment with my wife for 3
months. I'm a civil engineer and I work for a company that has an auction
for a project in construction in London, United Kingdom, so my
accommodation period in England will be about 4 years. Everything in the
apartment is new so there will be no need for repairs. The only problem is
that I need to send you the keys and papers because it is a private
property and I'm sure we can make this happen.
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
Sounds safe. It's not!
These companies do not work this way.
At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.
In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them 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 Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment 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.
Hello,
Thank you for your reply. As I told you before the rent for 1 month
will be 880CAD with no extra fees and you will have full access to all the
amenities of the building. The price will not increase for the whole
period that you will stay there. I would also like to know how many people
will live in the apartment and also which rental contract do you prefer- 6
months rental contract with option of renewal or 1 year rental contract
with option of renewal. The monthly payments can be wired to my Bank
Account (TD Bank) or we can setup a payment method that is suitable for
both of us. The apartment is in excellent condition, you only need to
receive the keys and the contract so you could check it out, and see if you
like it. Since at this moment I'm in London, United Kingdom and obviously
we need a safe way to complete this deal.The solution is a worldwide third
party company called CLICKANDBUY (www.clickandbuy.com) ,they will provide
assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package.
With this procedure you will be able to check the apartment before I
receive the payment. Please be aware that is NOT necessary for you to
register with ClickandBuy given that I'm a registered user for 4 years and
I've made over 30 transactions with them so far. They are really
professional and they have great services.
My phone number is +442032862368 (if you are calling from Canada you need
to dial 011-44-20-32862368). You can call me or e-mail anytime you wish.
Let me know if you are interested so I can provide with all the steps of
this transaction, everything that you need to know about this process
before we get this started. I think is right for both of us.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon!
