Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Mike Wilson Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:08 pm
Received from [41.58.10.82] = Nigeria, Africa

The only true statement is that he is located in Nigeria.

The house is actually for sale and not available as a rental.
Hello,

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of. The house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house. The house will be available for a period of 2 years or more depending on how well taken cared of we find the house whenever we visit. However, the initial plan was to sale out the house which we tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the prize and it takes longer to sell.

My Wife and I just recently travelled to Nigeria to work as Representatives for Amnesty International, On a special mission to help reduce the incessant political crimes committed against the african people by its government. We are very liberal on our views as regards politics and also we are advocates of equality, freedom of speech and an egalitarian society.
You can visit <removed>

We will be away for a while that is why we made up our mind to put up our house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it. Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent, so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own. Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas and Electricity which are all covered by the rent. The money is not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up. I also want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my word.

Address: 300 North 62nd Street Seattle WA
Rent: $850
Security Deposit: $700 (Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent.

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

Name (First name/ Middle name/Surname ) : __________?
Cell Phone # : __________?
Home Phone #__________?
Date of Birth:_________?
Profession:__________?
Present occupation : __________?
Do you run a business from home : __________?
If so what kind of business : __________?
E-mail : __________?
Best time to call : __________?
How many proposed occupants : __________?
List all in addition to yourself including approx age : __________?
Marital Status:__________?
Kids _____ (Yes/No)
Present Address : __________?
City/State : __________?
Will you have pets : __________?
Please describe Breed, size : __________?
Length of previous tenancy : __________?
Why are you leaving your present location__________?
Personality of pet : __________?
Preferred move in date : __________?
Intended length of lease: __________?
Do you agree to pay the rent before move-in? _____________?
Earliest possible date of payment: __________?
Are you a section 8 applicant : __________?
Do you work late night : __________?
Do you smoke : __________?
Do you drink : __________?


Please feel free to ask any questions you do not understand and i will be looking forward to receiving your email as soon as possible. Please respond ASAP.

TAKE NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE BY AND SEE MY PLACE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IF DRIVE BY THE HOME YOU MAY SEE A SIGN THERE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT BELONGS TO OUR PREVIOUS AGENT SO YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND DON’T HAVE TO CALL THEM BECAUSE THEY TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE HOME ANYMORE! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING GET THE APPLICATION FORM FILLED OUT AND SEND IT BACK TO ME...


Best Regards.
Samuel Johnson.

It is ALWAYS a scam
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by jarmstrong88 Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:25 am
Received the exact same email after a craigslist inquiry. I am flagging the post and telling CL about the scam.
Only difference was the email address....feel so stupid for having fell for this one.

Hello,

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of. The house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house. The house will be available for a period of 2 years or more depending on how well taken cared of we find the house whenever we visit. However, the initial plan was to sale out the house which we tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the prize and it takes longer to sell.

My Wife and I just recently travelled to Nigeria to work as Representatives for Amnesty International, On a special mission to help reduce the incessant political crimes committed against the african people by its government. We are very liberal on our views as regards politics and also we are advocates of equality, freedom of speech and an egalitarian society.
You can visit http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/nigeria

We will be away for a while that is why we made up our mind to put up our house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it. Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent, so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own. Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas and Electricity which are all covered by the rent. The money is not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up. I also want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my word.

Address: 1209 Crocker Street Houston TX
Rent: $600
Security Deposit: $500 (Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent.

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

Name (First name/ Middle name/Surname ) : __________?
Cell Phone # : __________?
Home Phone #__________?
Date of Birth:_________?
Profession:__________?
Present occupation : __________?
Do you run a business from home : __________?
If so what kind of business : __________?
E-mail : __________?
Best time to call : __________?
How many proposed occupants : __________?
List all in addition to yourself including approx age : __________?
Marital Status:__________?
Kids _____ (Yes/No)
Present Address : __________?
City/State : __________?
Will you have pets : __________?
Please describe Breed, size : __________?
Length of previous tenancy : __________?
Why are you leaving your present location__________?
Personality of pet : __________?
Preferred move in date : __________?
Intended length of lease: __________?
Do you agree to pay the rent before move-in? _____________?
Earliest possible date of payment: __________?
Are you a section 8 applicant : __________?
Do you work late night : __________?
Do you smoke : __________?
Do you drink : __________?


Please feel free to ask any questions you do not understand and i will be looking forward to receiving your email as soon as possible. Please respond ASAP.

TAKE NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE BY AND SEE MY PLACE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IF DRIVE BY THE HOME YOU MAY SEE A SIGN THERE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT BELONGS TO OUR PREVIOUS AGENT SO YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND DON’T HAVE TO CALL THEM BECAUSE THEY TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE HOME ANYMORE! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING GET THE APPLICATION FORM FILLED OUT AND SEND IT BACK TO ME...


Best Regards.
Samuel Johnson.
by LOL Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:38 am
Here is the email string I received after showing some interest in this property, after further research I found out the house is occupied (because I drove by it) plus its still on the market.

Hello,

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of. The house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house. The house will be available for a period of 2 years or more depending on how well taken cared of we find the house whenever we visit. However, the initial plan was to sale out the house which we tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the prize and it takes longer to sell.

My Wife and I just recently travelled to Nigeria to work as Representatives for Amnesty International, On a special mission to help reduce the incessant political crimes committed against the african people by its government. We are very liberal on our views as regards politics and also we are advocates of equality, freedom of speech and an egalitarian society.
You can visit http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/nigeria

We will be away for a while that is why we made up our mind to put up our house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it. Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent, so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own. Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas and Electricity which are all covered by the rent. The money is not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up. I also want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my word.

Address: 5611 Merrimac Avenue, Dallas TX US
Rent: $900
Security Deposit: 500 (Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent.
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW:

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

Name (First name/ Middle name/Surname ) : __________?
Cell Phone # : __________?
Home Phone #__________?
Date of Birth:_________?
Profession:__________?
Present occupation : __________?
Do you run a business from home : __________?
If so what kind of business : __________?
E-mail : __________?
Best time to call : __________?
How many proposed occupants : __________?
List all in addition to yourself including approx age : __________?
Marital Status:__________?
Kids _____ (Yes/No)
Present Address : __________?
City/State : __________?
Will you have pets : __________?
Please describe Breed, size : __________?
Length of previous tenancy : __________?
Why are you leaving your present location__________?
Personality of pet : __________?
Preferred move in date : __________?
Intended length of lease: __________?
Do you agree to pay the rent before move-in? _____________?
Earliest possible date of payment: __________?
Are you a section 8 applicant : __________?
Do you work late night : __________?
Do you smoke : __________?
Do you drink : __________?


Please feel free to ask any questions you do not understand and i will be looking forward to receiving your email as soon as possible. Please respond ASAP.

TAKE NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE BY AND SEE MY PLACE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IF DRIVE BY THE HOME YOU MAY SEE A SIGN THERE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT BELONGS TO OUR PREVIOUS AGENT SO YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND DON'T HAVE TO CALL THEM BECAUSE THEY TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE HOME ANYMORE! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING GET THE APPLICATION FORM FILLED OUT AND SEND IT BACK TO ME...

I wanted to sell the house but due to some reasons for now am not selling its, i want to rent its out to a responsible family that can end up buying its
.
Best Regards.
Justin Dauda.


THEN.......
9/24/12
Hello ,

Thanks for the response, I really appreciate the deep interest you have shown towards renting my house and i am glad to let you know that i am very pleased with your information. But first i have to discuss you application with my wife and attorney before making my final decision. I will get back to you once i have discussed with my wife.

Thanks And Remain Blessed.
Justin Duadu.


THEN.....
Hello ,

How are you doing, Hope great,My Family and I sends our heartfelt appreciation. Thanks for the deep interest you have shown towards renting our home, we just hope you will take proper care of our house in our absence. Anyways i have discussed your application with my wife and we have decided to work with you. All we need is someone that will be able to take proper care of our house in our absence, that's the main reason we are in search of a very responsible person. Your move in date is not a problem we need someone to move in asap and we are planning to start with a 6months to 1year lease which can be extended. I will be very happy to have you as our future tenant,We all move down here to West Africa,I'm here with my Lovely wife and my Wonderful children.
We have the keys and documents with us here,We do have a Realtor before but i am now skeptic about giving my house out to a Realtor due to my previous experiences with them, he kept inflating the price of the house so i had him mail down my keys and canceled my contract with him.
I would like you to know that we are in need of tenant that would be capable of paying the monthly Rent and security deposit for move in, is that okay now? Payment Will be made Through Western Union Money Transfer.
Below are the contents of the document that will be shipped to you Via FedEx mailing service to the address you gave to me in the Application Form.


1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form(Containing your reference details)
3) The house documentary file.
4) Letter of Access
5) Payment Receipt.
6) Full address and driving direction/description of the house.

I will also need you to confirm your delivery details and also to answer the below questions so as to certify my worries about you taking charge of my house:


Delivery Name:
Current address:
City:
State:
ZIP Code:
Cell:

How Long You Want the Lease ____________________________
Move In Date__________________________ __
How much did you intend paying as Deposit________________
When do you intended sending the deposit_______________________ ____

I will await reading an email from you soonest for further discussion and arrangements.

Regards
justin dauda


I also received a call from a 234 number, this is the email address: [email protected]
This was in Dallas, TX!!
Last edited by Bubbles on Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:35 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Quotations added for clarity.

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