Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:12 am
From: Donald Davis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 3:37 PM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: $700 / 2br - 1500ftÃ,² - 2bed w/loft Home on1acre (Bothell) (Bothell WA )

How are you? Thanks for the interest in my House, my house is still available for rent quite and safe. I only need someone that can take good care of the house at my absence because right now am not around i just secured a contract in West Africa Nigeria of which i will not be back until after 6years. And am here with the house keys and documents, i tried to look for management before i left but i couldn't get any in time.

But the one i got we got a deal, but later my wife advised against that. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and let him understand that i am no longer interested in handling the property to him anymore. So later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give the 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.If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute perfect care of the property. So If you know that you have a good credential you can email me back to secure and occupy my house at my absent.

NB: You can drive by and check the neighborhood and get back to me for further discussion, any sign post will be removed once i get any responsible tenant so you
ignore the sign post cause i have stop dealing and contacting the Realtor for too much fees i pay. It is available for a long term lease as we will be here for 6years and also intend buying a new home on getting back to the states.

General house description:
Property type: Single Family Home
Address: 4325 156th Street Southeast, Bothell WA 98012
Bedroom: 2
Bathroom: 2
Monthly Rent: $700
Security Deposit: $600
Total move in cost: $1300
Pet: Acceptable
Utilities are included in the rent.
There is also high speed wireless internet access.
Minimum rental: 1 month
Maximum rental: 2 years or more.

Get back to me ASAP if you are interested because i need a tenant urgently then i will e-mail you the rental application form.

You could get in touch with me with this number:0112347041281098 OR +2347041281098

Best Regard.
Donald F Davis


From: Donald Davis <[email protected]>
To: Michelle Banks
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: $700 / 2br - 1500ftÃ,² - 2bed w/loft Home on1acre (Bothell) (Bothell WA )

Hello Michelle,

I want you to know that the next step for us to proceed further is on hoe you will be sending the payment of the security deposit so ad for you to get the keys and move in asap OK.

So the payment will be sent out via western union which will be made in a supermarket or any grocery store OK so as soon as you can make out the payment today you will be getting the keys first thing tomorrow morning due to the fact that its a 24hours delivery service OK.

Aright, below is the information where you will be sending the payment to okay

Receivers Name:Donald Davis
Receivers Address:160 Mark street.
City:Isolo
State:Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Zip Code:23401
Text Question:Who Created Us?
Text Answer:God

As soon as you complete the transaction by Western Union kindly get back to me with the following information:

MTCN#(10 digits number)
Senders Full Name
Senders Address
Amount Sent

Look forward to hear from you.


The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
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