Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:11:56 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: ABOUT TO ACCEPT
To: Michelle Banks

Hello Michelle

We have decided to let you live in our house. As we have found your application very wonderful, satisfactory and acceptable by my family. so we would want you to go through the acceptance form and get back to us on what you feel.we would like to send the following document to you via FEDEX to the address you sent to us and the tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house, Please once again, we are giving you this on trust and do not disappoint us and i promise you that, you will love the house. So we are with the below document here with us.you will need to make Payment for security deposit so that we can ship out the Keys and documents to the address you have provided to us.give me a call asap so that we can make arrangement on how you are going to receive the keys and documents of my house and also included on how to notify the date that you're coming which am sending to you.

RE-CONFIRMATION OF THE DELIVERY ADDRESS :

FIRST NAME:
HOUSE ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:

We would like to send the following documents to you via FedEx next day delivery to the address you sent to us Please reconfirm the address,and 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 security deposit ($700) to enable shipment of the Keys and documents delivered to the address you have provided to us, after which you could move in at your convenience.. The rent starts counting when you move in, so you could go ahead with the payment straight away to make things faster...

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)Lease Agreement Form.

The house is available for rent for up to 5 years,so you are free to decide on how long you intend occupying it...Rent already includes utilities..I'm ready to accept either monthly or upfront mode of payment..depending on the one you're most comfortable with..utilities included, Water,electricity, Gas Sewer, Garbage, Cable ready,well trained pet is allowed e.t.c Facilities also include: Dishwasher, Dryer, Electric Stove, Fridge, Washer ...Your monthly rent already covers utilities so you do not have to pay extra charges for that.

NOTE THAT THE SECURITY DEPOSIT IS REFUNDABLE IN-CASE YOU DON’T LIKE THE HOUSE.

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 and beautiful home and is ready for move in.The deposit will be refunded in less than 24 hours after you request for it..You are advices to act fast on this so you don't loose the house to other interested applicants...Give me a call as soon as possible.
here is my cell phone +2348177531941

Thanks and Remain Blessed

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.

This guy is still at it and is actively advertizing in Hawaii. He is now using another new scam address "[email protected]" and the famous 609-606-2904 magic jack phone number. He is still using the exact language in your post. You would think by now he would come up with something more original!

Yes, he is doing this in Minneapolis on craigslist also. Different name, different addresses, different story of where he is living currently on each posting. I e-mailed him about many properties that were $1,200 per month, utilities included. He used a different name, different e-mail address, and different story of where he was living in each houses reply to me but the same form for filling out and the same you can't see the house inside but you can look outside. I looked up the owners history of the proporites and the names didn't match his so I put in the phone number to find out who owned it and this website came up about the phone number.