Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Ramhunter51 Sat May 05, 2012 2:48 pm
This scammer is offering a rental home in Kailua Kona Hawaii and is a pretty sofisticated operator even offering a fake lease agreement as an attachement in Word format. The e-mail string below is an exampl, of how he operates. His so called cell phone number is a Magic Jack and is untraceable, and his payment requirement using Western Union is the classic scammer warning sign! be carful not to fall for this guys scam!

Hello, Thank you getting back to me asap all i want you to know is that i have make the necessary changes i need to do.The only way i can receive the payment from you is through western union and i also want you to know that once i have receive the payment from you the keys and document of the house will be delivered to you asap !!!I tried to call you and you call was on voice mail please call me asap !! You are going to send the payment to my secretary and below is the information to send the payment, through western union money transfer nearest to you. Just go to any walmart or grocery near you with this information and send the payment. I am not too familiar with the area so my secretary will pick up the money for me while I take care of the shipping.Please promise me to take very good care of the house for me because all i need is a good person for the home.

Receiver's Name: Eric Morgan
Address : 21 Jalan Sultan Ismail,
State: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Zip code: 46000
TEST QUESTION : WHAT DAY?
ANSWER : TODAY?
AMOUNT : $3000

As soon as you send the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer, 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 NUMBER:
3.AMOUNT SENT:

As soon as i confirms the payment, I will send the necessary document and keys of the house to you through DHL and get back to you with the Tracking number and the arrival time of the document and the keys.Get back to me via email or call me on
609-606-2904
Thanks and you are welcome

--- On Wed, 5/2/12, sandra <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Removed
Subject: RE: RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT
To: "'Victor Limacher'" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 4:14 PM
Dear victor,
Thank you for sending this to me, but the agreement needs to be amended a little on a couple of issues. There is no mention of the first and last month rent I am to pay initially so it is not clear that I am also paying my last month rent up front! The signature page need to have both our current physical addresses, not just our phone numbers! Since we will not be moving in until June 1st, I should be able to send you a certified check in the mail rather than using Western Union! So I will also need your complete mailing address so I can send you the money. This is just better for me, and since we will have a yearlong agreement should be better for both of us. I hope to build some trust here so you will know I am taking good care of your house. So please make the needed changes in the agreement, e-mail it back to me and I will sign them and send it to you with the money! Thank you again.
Aloha,


From: Victor Limacher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:19 PM
To: Removed
Subject: RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

I have attached the lease please review it and get back to me asap and also you can deduct the western union charges from the money !!!!

--- On Wed, 5/2/12, Removed wrote:

From: Removed
Subject: Re: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))
To: "Victor Limacher" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 1:12 PM
Victor,
This sounds really great. I would feel a lot better about this if you could provide a lease agreement so we can be clear on the terms. Can you offer a three year lease agreement so I do not have to worry about you selling the the house out from under me? Once I have the agreement all done I will send the money to you. I would like to send you a cashiers check payable to you, and avoid the Western Union fees. I just paid my rent for the place I am living in so I have until the end of the month to move.
Aloha,

From: Victor Limacher
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:42 AM
To: Removed
Subject: RE: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))

Thanks very much for your reply and also I can see your willingness in my house . I have decided to let you live in my house. The house is available now, you have to provide the security deposit of $1000 plus the first and last month rent of $2000 to hold the house, and also we will send the keys and document of the house to you via FEDEX to the address you send to me and the tracking number will be sent to you. 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 I am with the below document here with me.Please get back to me if you are ready to make the payment so that i can forward you the Western Union Info you for the payment.You Can Contact Me: 609-606-2904

Here are the contents of the document.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys

2)Paper/Permanent house form(Containing your reference details)

3)The house documentary file.

4)Payment Receipt.

5)Full address and description of the house

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.
Regard and God bless you!!

--- On Tue, 5/1/12, Removed wrote:

From: Removed
Subject: RE: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))
To: "'Victor Limacher'" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 8:46 PM
Victor,
The information below is per your request.

Removed


From: Victor Limacher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:05 AM
To: Removed
Subject: RE: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name__________________________________________________ Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________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____________________________

--- On Tue, 5/1/12, Sandra <wlmailhtml:/mc/[email protected]> wrote:

From: Removed
Subject: RE: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))
To: "'Victor Limacher'" <wlmailhtml:/mc/[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 9:33 AM
Victor,
My boyfriend & I went to look at the house, but all we could do is peek through the entry window. So we could not see much. The price is great, but we need to see it somehow? Maybe you have a friend still here you could send the keys to, and let us in for a look?
Aloha,


From: Victor Limacher wlmailhtml:/mc/compose?to=[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:02 PM
To:
Subject: Re: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))

Hi,
Thanks for emailing me regarding the house is still available, but presently I'm on business trip to Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. I bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and fortunately I won, so I have to move quickly down to Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia to have my company set up. I came over here with my wife, we both bought the house when we got married. As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house, so I have to look for an agent and getting one we strike a deal but later my wife advised me on selling the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advice. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later and more some I do not have anyone in the area I can leave the keys behind with so that is why I posted ad myself. If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price and I this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space. The house 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 previous agent so you have absolutely nothing to worry about and 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 Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________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.
You Can Contact Me On My U Number..
609-606-2904
Best Regards.

--- On Sun, 4/29/12, Removed wrote:

From: Sandra <[email protected]>
Subject: $1000 / 3br - 73-1220 Mahilani Drive, ((Kailua Kona HI 96740))
To: [email protected]
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 8:49 PM
Hi,
My boyfriend & I are interested in this house, is it still available, and can we come look at it?
Aloha,

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/apa/2985443334.html

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