Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Cullen L Parish <[email protected]>
Date: April 25, 2012 8:28:54 PM EDT
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: APPLICATION ACCEPTED AND HOW TO PROCEED.

Thanks for getting back to me.I just wanted to let you know that we have decided to let you live in our house. As we have found your application very satisfactory and acceptable by my family..So we would want you to go through this email and get back to us on what you feel so we could proceed in renting the house to you.We would like to send the following documents to you via FedEx next day delivery to the address you sent to us...

Here are the contents of the document that needs to be sent.

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
6) Signed Lease Agreement Form you are supposed to also sign and get it sent back to me.


The tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house.Please once again, we are giving you this based on trust so please do not disappoint us and i promise you that, you will love the house. We are with the under listed documents here with us and you will need to make Payment for the deposit of($500 USD) the security deposit will enable shipment of the Keys and documents to the address you have provided to us, after which you could move in at your convenience. The rent only starts counting after you move in,Please note that the deposit made is fully refundable should in case you finally gain entrance into the house after receiving the keys and documents and feel unsatisfied or uncomfortable with the interior,but i am giving you a benefit of doubt that you will love everything about this lovely home.The deposit will be refunded in less than 24 hours after you request for it.we already forwarded all you information to Fedex and the package is ready to be shipped out to you today and Below is your package informations:

Full Name: Removed
Phone # :
E-mail :
FedEx


You are going to send the payment via western union today and below is the information to send the payment through Western Union Outlet.

Below is the payment information.

Receiver`s Name:- Cullen L Parish
Receiver`s Address:- 19 Zik Ave
City: - Awka
Zip Code: - 23401.
Country: - Nigeria.
Text Question: - You Are
Text Answer: - Blessed

As soon as you send the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer Outlet, you would be given some information. You would have to get back to me with following information:

1. Full Sender's Name And Address Including Zip Code:
2. MTCN #:
3. Amount Sent:

I await your reply ASAP. Regard and God bless you!!!

God Bless.
Cullen L Parish.

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.