Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:31 am
From: David Martin <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:11
To: Con Warner
ReplyTo: David Martin <[email protected]>
Subject: Application review and accepted get back to me soon

Con,

Good to read back to you with the rent application form filled and I really appreciate all your promise to take very good care of the apartment, I felt relived after I got your application form, because you sound so trust worthy and my instincts tell me that you are my perfect tenant. I just want to let you know that we have decided to let you live in our apartment. As we have found your application very satisfactory and acceptable by my family. I will also like to tell you that I initially wanted to sell the apartment but my wife suggested I rent it out to responsible person who will be ready to take care of it. that's why we are willing to rent it out to you. its already been furnished, that's one of the major reason I said you should help me take very good care of it, and there is a storage unit in which you can put some of my stuff that you will not used in the apartment.

So I would want you to go through this email and get back to us with your current correctly with zip code. We will be sending the following document to you via carrier service to the current address and the shipping details tracking number will be sent to you. Please once again, we are giving you this on trust and do not disappoint us and I promise you that you will love the apartment. You will be making payment for the last month rent/deposit refundable fee before your tenancy to enable shipment of the keys and document to the address provided, You can move in at your convenience once the down deposit is made, you are only paying for the first month rent only at your convenient time when you move in, because I don't want to do something that will be stressful or difficult to my fellow human being all we want from you is to help us take good care of it property which I believe you can! The rent starts counting when you move in, below document with us and will be sending to you once the payment is made.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form
3) The house documentary file.
4) Full Description of the house
5) Payment Receipt

I will call the courier service to make enquirer on how the package will be schedule for shipping, attached is the lease agreement for signature and picture of my wife and I. Get back to me with the form attached signed and I'll love to see your picture too. You can email or fax the lease to me.

Sincerely,

David
C: 202) 596-9749
Fax: 530-466-2252

~ The Sun and the Moon and the Stars still remember our real names ~


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

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.

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