by Michelle
Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:15 am
Da: [email protected]
Data: 13/06/2012 12.44
A: Michelle Banks
Ogg: RE: R: RE: R: RE: Michelle replied to your ad: Modern 2 bedroom, 2 bath furnished flat for rent
I spoke with my lawyer some couple of minute ago concerning the interest you have in my flat and we both agreed to have you in my flat.
However,it is unfortunate that my past bitter
experience of inviting people to come and view my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some. interested candidates round my flat because that's where i work with (P. Elliott & Company).
Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay
the rent and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are in Camden,also some do not meet up with the
appointments which has led to the dismissal of some
landlords in
office by there employees.
Henceforth my lawyer and i have decided to carry out
a simple test on
financial ability to pay for my rent before coming for
viewing or
before making a reservation for any interested
candidate. I would not
ask you to send your bank statement neither your
pay slip because it
will be inappropriate for me to collect any money
from you neither my
Lawyer.
At least 1 month rent and security deposit
which is £ 500
, which is refundable after your first week stay in my
flat, would be
required from you to transfer through the Money
gram post office. You
can make the transfer with your name as a sender
name and your partner
or friend in UK premises as a receiver.
Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and
if you do not have
scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt
as i will send
it to my lawyer to verify if it's truly genuine and
available in your
friend's custody, after verification, then we can
proceed for the
viewing and letting out the flat to you.
Note that the transfer must be confirmed valid before
the receiver
picks up the money and also, i will refund back to you
the cost of
transfer when we meet. I look forward to reading from you soon.
Best Regards
Brossa Martin
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.
