Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:21 pm
From: Hty Sbty [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:54 PM
To: Lauren Hack
Subject: Re: $650 / 2br - 1654ft² - Beautiful Broadripple Bungalow with detached Garage, wood deck, privat (Indianapolis, IN)

Thanks for contacting me in regarding of my home for rent, My name is PICKETT E ERIN , I owned the home you are interested in. The home is still available for rent, but I will only be interested in renting it out to a very caring and God fearing person that will take very good care of the house, Am just been posted to Abuja for mission of God, You can go ahead and view the surrounding of the house and neighborhood area, so i hope you will promise me to take very good care of my home, also i will be coming once in 4 months for visiting to see how you are taking care of the home, and if any thing need to be repair in the home, and fix it back! You can rent the home for 5 years, Also let me know your experience, see below for more details about the home.

Address: 8633 Illinois Rd
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Zip Code:46205
sq-ft:1,654
County: MARION

Type Single Family Home
Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1
Pets Allowed: Cats, Small Dogs, Large Dogs
Deposit: one months rent $650 plus security deposit of $500
Features: Den/Office, Dishwasher, Garage, Newer Property, Garbage pickup, Scenic View,
Yard, Washer and dryer.

Interested leaser/renter should kindly write me back with these requested information for proper record and documentation such as :


First Name
Last Name:
Spouse Full Names:
Kids Full Names:
Relatives or Friends Full Name:
Mobile/Cell Number:
Telephone Number:
Present House Address:
Present Work place name and Address:
Present work Tel. Number:
Numbers of Cars:
Pet type:
proposed date of Move in:
months budget to deposit before move in:
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Rental/Lease comment:
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Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt in your name and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the documents and the keys to you, please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i want you to stick to your words, am putting everything into Gods hand. God bless.


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.
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