Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:54:14 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 1br house for rent
To: Michelle Banks

Thanks so much for getting back to me regards to my available home for rent, I am looking for a responsible tenant that can rent and take very good care of the house and treat as own for me as soon as possible he/she move in .

My family and i are currently out of the state for Navy military work. Before we left the state, We searched for a God fearing person or a reputable agent to handle the property and help us walk interested people through to have a proper viewing of the inside but we couldn't get anyone then. So we left with the keys, remote and the house documents. I'm willing to rent out our home to a good tenant and we can work things out based on trust and honest as one family. You can ask any question regarding my home.

Attn : The rent are including the Utilities are intact such as Dishwasher,Dryer, Electric Stove, Fridge, Washer,Air
Condition,Sewage,Trash, all included in the monthly rent, as i am in a governmental programmer that sponsors my utilities on monthly basis etc.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO RENT OUR HOME, PLEASE KINDLY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION BELOW.

RENTAL APPLICATION FORM

HOUSE ADDRESS: 1511 Dublin St, New Orleans, LA 70118
RENT: $550
SECURITY DEPOSIT: $350
TOTAL MOVE IN: $900

1. Tenant’s Name:
1b. Date of Birth:
2. Home Number:
2b. Cell Number:
3. Home Address:
Miscellaneous Information:
4. Do you smoke?
4b. Occupation?
5. Do you Drink?
5b. Do you Work at Night?
6. What is your Monthly Income?
6b. When do you Intend Move In?
7. Private Email?
7b. When can you pay for your Deposit to Secure or Move in?
8. How many Month or Year Lease you want to sign?
8b. How many people will be moving in?

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that we can have it in our file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you. Await your prompt reply so that we can discuss on the rental terms and agreement, please we are renting the house to you base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words. So please do not let us down in maintaining our home and God bless you more as you do this.

You can reach me on 011-234-802-444-5062

Waiting to hear from you ASAP.

Best Regards,
Chris O. Burton

Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:02:45 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: You Have Been Accepted As Our New Tenant..... Michelle Banks
To: Michelle Banks

Good Morning Michelle

Thanks so much for your completed information given to us , My wife and I have thought about you and we are so much excited to accept you as our new home tenant because you really sounds like kind of person that we are looking to rent our home and I want you to notice that all your information have been approve into our rental file and please do not fail to take very good care of the house and treat as own for us because you sounds like a responsible person and we are going to treat you as part of our family in our home.

How much do you have right now so that i can talk to my wife to know what to do because we ready to mail the keys and documentation to you as soon as possible your payment confirm but if you can afford some little amount right now we can consider to take it till your come up with the remain balance and make sure we secure the place for you and Please reconfirm your address where to mail the document .

Here are the contents of the document that needs to be sent.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form
3) The house documentary file.
4) Full Description of the house
5) Payment Receipt.

I await for your reply .

Best Regards
Chris O. Burton

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.