Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sat May 05, 2012 4:47 pm
From: "Theo P Suba Jr" <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Subject:
Date: Fri, May 4, 2012 11:11


Hello,

I have just read your mail, the house in the Craig advert is mine,I and my family recently vacated the resident sequel to my evangelical transfer-outreach to the perishing Africa continent, Presently we are in the WESTERN area of Africa.This lead to my decision of leasing the house .I need a responsible person or family with a high decency culture to occupy the house for the period of my missionary assignment which will last for about 5 years .

The House comprises laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access and car garage and other necessary facilities. I left for West Africa with the keys and document of the house to my Missionary assignment since i couldn't find a reliable agent to hand-over the documentations and keys before departing THE STATES,to avoid poor maintenance and management of the facilities in the house in my absent.In this regard, I hope you would promise an adequate and proper usage of the house ?The first month rent ($1000) plus security deposit ($1000) is required before moving in into the House. Kindly fill the application below and get back to me ASAP to indicate your interest. Here is the address of where the house is located 539 West Fulton Street, Long Beach NY 11561

RENTALS APPLICATION


FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME: _________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
HOME PHONE (____) __________
(CELL)PHONE (____) __________
(WORK)PHONE (____) __________KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
CREDIT SCORE:________________________________
INTENDED RENTAL DURATION ____________
INTENDED TIME OF MOVING IN______________
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME___________________________
PROPOSED TIME TO RECEIVE THE House KEYS AND DOCUMENT ___________________________

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.

Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you, please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words, you know that, we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand, so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.

Cell phone: +2347043711426 OR 0112347043711426
Regards.
Thanks and God Bless.
Pastor Theo


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

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.

Email: [email protected]

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