Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:50 am
From: [email protected]

Hello,

First of all i'm sorry to write you in English but I don't speak spanish. I appreciate your intent of renting my apartment located in : Carrer dels Tallers 54, 08001, Barcelona, Spain. The apartment have: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and 1 living room. I bought this apartment for my son during he studies in Spain, but now he's back home ( Bristol / United Kingdom ) permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time. Before we go any furthe I would like to know a little something about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the apartment, and for how long. The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities water hot/cold, electricity, heating, gas, Internet, cable, parking space, dishwasher, garbage disposal, are included in the price of 300 Euro per month and I believe it is convenient for us both. All the bills will be paid by me and you have to pay only the money for the rent in every month. The security deposit ( Kaution ) is also 300 Euro, and you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment ( you will have to give me at least 2 moths notice ). As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to leave the apartment. My son is building him life here and now he will go with him wife in Portugal to make them bussines, and about me I am too old to move to Spain, so we won't disturb you. You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each othe better. My name is David Arnonda and I'm a 59 years old Neuro-Oncology doctor from Bristol / United Kingdom ( North Bristol NHS Trust ), planning to retire in the next 5 years. I have no problem if you will keep animals. The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Bristol even for one single day. But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from Bristol (on my expense of course).

Thank you for your interest and I will look forward to hearing from you soon.

David Arnonda

P.S: Please tell me if this is what are you looking for and reply my only if you are truly interested in the apt.


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.
The website is fake!

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 but the matter is that I'm in United Kingdom already. Like I have inform you before, the price you shall pay on the first month of rent will be 300 EUR + 300 security deposit ( 600 euro ), with no extra taxes to pay. I must have one month rent + security deposit from you. The money, I want to recive it monthly to my bank account, so I hope it will be no problem for you to wire the money to my bank account. The apartment is ready for you, you will need only to receive the keys and the contract to check it, and see if you like it. Obviously we need a way to complete this deal, that will allow us to make sure we receive what we are after. In order of that I have found a way for us to complete the deal safely and fast, and in this way you will receive the Keys in less than 2 days, if you move fast as well. The solution is provided by a rental company called BPG Rental Company which is similar to FedEx or UPS, which will handle both payment and delivery of the Keys. I have found a procedure that will allow you receive the keys of it and through this way you will see it and decide if you will stay in the apt or not before I receive my payment. Please click on the link bellow to the BPG Rental Company website to see how we can complete the deal safely and fast directly from the website of the company where the procedure is explained:

www.bpg-rental-company. net

Let me know if you are interested please because I really need to take care of this matter.

Thanks and have a good day

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by AlanJones Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:31 am
The fake website also uses another domain for its email - [email protected] this is also in the process of being reported.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
by vicks Mon May 07, 2012 7:40 am
Hi,
I also got the exactly same emails and reply from different email id i.e. James Anconge <[email protected]>.

Hello,

First of all i'm sorry to write you in English but I don't speak german. I appreciate your intent of renting my apartment located in : Karlstraße 53, 80333, München, Germany. The apartment have: 1 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and 1 living room. I bought this apartment for my son during he studies in Germany, but now he's back home ( Bristol / United Kingdom ) permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time. Before we go any furthe I would like to know a little something about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the apartment, and for how long. The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities water hot/cold, electricity, heating, gas, Internet, cable, parking space, dishwasher, garbage disposal, are included in the price of 300 Euro per month and I believe it is convenient for us both. All the bills will be paid by me and you have to pay only the money for the rent in every month. The security deposit ( Kaution ) is also 300 Euro, and you get it back, when you decide to leave the apartment ( you will have to give me at least 2 moths notice ). As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to leave the apartment. My son is building him life here and now he will go with him wife in Portugal to make them bussines, and about me I am too old to move to Germany, so we won't disturb you. You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each othe better. My name is James Anconge and I'm a 59 years old Neuro-Oncology doctor from Bristol / United Kingdom ( North Bristol NHS Trust ), planning to retire in the next 5 years. I have no problem if you will keep animals. The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave Bristol even for one single day. But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from Bristol (on my expense of course).

Thank you for your interest and I will look forward to hearing from you soon.

James Anconge

P.S: Please tell me if this is what are you looking for and reply my only if you are truly interested in the apt.


Thanks Warner to warn me :).You save my euros.
by kmolere Mon May 14, 2012 10:58 am
Thanks man i had the samething with that guy and he said that he have an apprtment in lyon France and he asked me to pay him via westernunion
can we catch him?
by AlanJones Mon May 14, 2012 11:24 am
Hi kmolere and welcome to ScamWarners. It is good to hear that posts on the site have saved you from getting scammed.

Unfortunately, it is virtually impossible to catch these scammers as they operate annonymously out of Internet cafes in places like West Africa and the far east.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
by Con Warner Mon May 14, 2012 6:39 pm
This scammer is using a fake website in order to back up his scam...

Hello,

Thank you for your reply but the matter is that I'm in United Kingdom already. Like I have inform you before, the price you shall pay on the first month of rent will be 300 EUR + 300 security deposit ( 600 euro ), with no extra taxes to pay. I must have one month rent + security deposit from you. The money, I want to recive it monthly to my bank account, so I hope it will be no problem for you to wire the money to my bank account. The apartment is ready for you, you will need only to receive the keys and the contract to check it, and see if you like it. Obviously we need a way to complete this deal, that will allow us to make sure we receive what we are after. In order of that I have found a way for us to complete the deal safely and fast, and in this way you will receive the Keys in less than 2 days, if you move fast as well. The solution is provided by a rental company called BPG Rental Company which is similar to FedEx or UPS, which will handle both payment and delivery of the Keys. I have found a procedure that will allow you receive the keys of it and through this way you will see it and decide if you will stay in the apt or not before I receive my payment. Please click on the link bellow to the BPG Rental Company website to see how we can complete the deal safely and fast directly from the website of the company where the procedure is explained:

www.bpg-company.com ? Fake website - reported to "killers"

Let me know if you are interested please because I really need to take care of this matter.

Thanks and have a good day


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