Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Shawn M Kocis <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Del Ray house for rent
To: Michelle Banks
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 10:45 PM

Hi,

Thanks for mailing me regarding the house are still available, but now I'm on a business trip to West Africa. I run a small construction company and I won a contract here and which is going long before we finished. I came over here with my wife and we decided to stay here for few years because we like it here and its warm, We wanted to sell the house my wife advised me not to sell the house. So I contacted the realty handling the house back and requested for my keys and papers. We would have given the same agent this job, but want to rent the house out ourselves and I do not have anyone in the area I can leave the keys behind with. If you notice the price we are offering is far below normal price and I this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the entire care for the property. I know there is no way we can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we would not be able to meet physically before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the property. The property is available for as long as you want and if you drive by the house you may see a sign there, you have nothing to worry about it belongs to my former realty so you don't have to call them because they do not have access to the house anymore.

Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name: ___
Home/Cell Phone ____
Date of Birth:______
Other Phone _______
Current Address___________ City__________________ State______ Zip_____
Reasons for Leaving:
Phone -
___
Are you married________
How many people will be living in the house

Do you have a pet: _______
Do you have a car: ______
Occupation______________
Move In Date: _____

P.S: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VIEW THE INTERIOR PART OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE I HAVE THE KEYS HERE WITH ME BUT I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES.

House Address
2005 DEWITT AVE Alexandria, VA 22301

Shawn M Kocis
+234-810-065-8098
0112348100658098

From: Shawn M Kocis <[email protected]>
Subject: Application Accepted
To: Michelle Banks
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 4:34 PM

Hello Dear Michelle,

Thanks very much for your reply and also i can see your willingness in my house, I am really happy you got back to me and I would say you are the one "GOD SENT" because my Wife and I are happy that we have finally found a responsible tenant who understands what it takes to rent ones home with great reference that you have provided. 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 in your Rental Application Form. 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 which is ($650) so that we can shipped 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.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.The rent starts counting when you move in, so you could go ahead with the payment straight away to make things Faster. The total payment of $650 will be made to me here via Western Union Money Transfer because that is easiest mean of receiving money here.


RE-CONFIRMATION OF THE DELIVERY ADDRESS :
RECEIVERS NAME?:_________________
DELIVERY ADDRESS?:_________________
RECEIVERS NUMBER:?_________________

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 contract.

So please do get back to me today so that I will let you know the next step to take concerning the payment. You can call me on my cell phone# +234-810-065-8098

NOTE: 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 advice to act fast on this so you don't loose the house to other interested applicants.Give me a call as soon as possible.

Thanks and Remain 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.