by Con Warner
Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:10 am
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 11:11
From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: Rental Apartment
Thanks for showing interest in my place.. Let me start by saying a little about me, I am a mechanic and deals with repair and rebuild of vehicles, self employed and the owner of my own company. I have just opened a new outlet here and moved so i am looking to rent this unit out for a long term purpose.
Available for immediate move in Professional and mature neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted and immaculately clean.
The rent is $600 per Month including utilities and $300 for damages deposit... get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures to you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the next step which is the application process...
Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you
Regards
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.
