by Con Warner
Wed May 09, 2012 5:29 pm
From: Lauren M Ventura <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Re: $800 / 3br - Single Family Home (Covington LA)
To: Con Warner
Thanks for your email and interest in renting our property.. I am the owner of the home you are making inquiry of...Actually I resided in the house with my family before and presently we have moved out due to my transfer from my work now in Warsaw,Poland. currently my home is still available for rent for 800 and security deposit 500.
More so Now, i am currently in Lagos ,Nigeria for an international Christian follower's crusade. I will like to let you know that i initially wanted to sell the house but my wife advised, i rent it out to responsible people I and my family are will be here for as long as 3 years, that is why am renting out my house .
Please i want you to note that we had a Realtor company to help us get a tenant, but they were handling things too professionally and were extorting the tenants, so i took the job of their hands and tried doing this my self, but couldn't find any tenant while I was still in the state as at last week. so as a matter of urgency for my travel, I do not want my house to be misused in my absence, I decided to take the keys and documents along with me. So I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the house always. I really do need to get a very well-behaved person to take occupancy of my house and take good care of it for me also feel free to ask me any question.......
Our house is located at 327 Tallow Creek Boulevard, Covington LA 70433
Regards
Lauren M Ventura
Call us for more information +2347045697458 or 0112347045697458
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.
