Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Just 3 days ago, I'm searching for affordable apartment in the web it happens that there is google ads appear below in Qatar Property, so I click it and bring me to that website: Of course I just wonder why it is very cheap 2 bedroom apartment located in Zigzag Tower. Out of curiosity, I sent email through to that website and later on I received email from him : Check how our communications flows:

Scammer Username: Dan Berkson
Scammer Email Used: <[email protected]>

Hi,

Thank you for your e-mail.
I am the owner of the apartment...i wont be living in there. So, the entire apartment could be yours .So you don`t have to share it with anyone.
The apartment is fully furnished, could be rented unfurnished too-same price if unfurnished, all the utilities are included (water, garbage, electricity, heat..etc). Pets are allowed. The entire apartment is for rent and the price per month is QAR 3,000.
Has elevator, washer/dryer in unit, A/C, dishwasher, parking--1 Car Garages, safe neighborhood, nice neighbors, very quiet, no noise, close to transportation and everything else.

Address:
Zig Zag Tower A,
PO BOX 32095
Doha

Photos here (real and actual pictures):
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2AbNGbVo5ZtHQQ

Please tell me in short what exactly are you looking for and which are your requirements?

Thank you,
Dan
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Hi Dan,

Thanks for the reply. I have wife but no kids. So we are only 2 people. If I want to take it now, what you need from me? Is the payment method can be cash or cheques? Here is my mobile no. (I don't need to mention here). If you want me to call, just provide me your mobile no.

Waiting from your answer as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,
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Hi again,

Just a few more info.The whole apartment is for QAR 3,000 per month including all bills. I am asking for the first 2 month's rent payment plus 1 month as security deposit, it's QAR 9,000 in total.The security deposit is refundable. Equal size-2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms, 110 m2, floor #32, elevator, non-smoker, balcony,washer/dryer in unit, A/C, dishwasher, parking--2 garage included in the rent,also internet, safe neighborhood, nice neighbors, very quiet, no noise, close to transportation and everything else. It's fully furnished, but I can rent it unfurnished also, same price if unfurnished, will use a moving company if you want it unfurnished. As I said pets are allowed. Building has maintenance-included in the rent. The lenght of the lease is flexible: long/short term. I have to tell you that I am in Bolton,UK, I am here with a job contract for 5 years, I am in my first year now, I come to Doha every 6 months for 3 or 4 days and if you rent the apartment i will stay to a hotel. If you want to see the apartment i would need your address where the keys to be fedex-overnight to you and your phone#, we will talk about the payment process for the QAR 9,000 and about the other details, but, first, if there is somethig else that you want to know please feel free to ask.

Thank you,
Dan
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My Message to this scammer:
I don't understand why he or they have to attempt to do that in Qatar Resident. Are they really thinking that the resident here are just stupid to pay them or just ignorant not knowing the entire Qatar. Qatar is very small country, I know very well the street here by inch. Zigzag Tower is not that cheap and it is very close in my residence just 5 minutes away. And what makes me ridicule is that, he put P.O. Box, to convince the prospect customers huh! and he describe Zigzag Tower according on the picture he got in the internet. Funny him! For Qatar Residents, don't answer this kind of email. If ever you found in the websites some rent that you want to get be sure that the tenant is inside in Qatar & don't pay without contract from the company with company stamp and receipt (Legal receipt is obvious, it has company ,telephone, fax, address & has office, it has everything) Also get the Qatar ID who deal with you, if he don't, call his office and still insist, call the police immediately! Because anyone who do fraud inside Qatar could not ever escape and punishable by law.

Hope this information is helpful.

I just had the same experience this week, but this time he used the name Ramzi A Salam
this is his last email before i told him to get lost....I also think the DPD website is a fake too...when i looked at the URL in more detail it came back as closed, and it looks nothing like the DPD official website

Hi there,
I have given a great deal of thought about this and I think that sending the keys is not such a good idea. I want to use a third party to handle this for us and I hope it's ok for you, too.
I want to use the DPD Company. They are a well known company all over the world. So, I went to their office in Edinburgh and I told them that I want to rent my apartment and they told me that they have a new service i can use.
I've already paid the fees (GBP 200).
So, here is how it goes:
I start over the process with DPD here in Edinburgh and I leave the keys and a copy of the contract at DPD.Then they'll e-mail you all the information you need to continue the transaction at your end. As per the DPD`s instructions you send the funds to DPD and then DPD will FedEx-overnight the keys and the contract to you. Then you look around the apartment and decide whether take it or not. If you decide not to rent the apartment DPD will refund you within 24 hours and you return the keys to me. It's clear and simple. This is the only way to do it given the circumstances and that is an overseas rental process. All I want is to both be safe.
The deposit you have to send it's Q.R. 9,000 and it's for the first 2 months and for the security deposit. This is the DPD Service I am talking about, read the Phase 1 and Phase 2 to better understand the process: http://www.24h-delivery.info/dpd.com/pr ... .high.html

Should i begin the process with DPD? Please e-mail me and let me know and tomorrow you could have the keys in hand if you complete your end in a timely fashion.
Thank you,
Ramzi