by Con Warner
Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:27 am
From: Henri Richard - [email protected]
Hello ,
My name is Henri Richard and I received your email of interest for the
rental of my apartment located in Elandsgracht 76 Amsterdam 1016TX
I am a research engineer for a pharmaceutical company and I bought the
apartment while working on a 15 year contract in Amsterdam as an
alternative to renting . I the only owner of the apartment , the
apartment is paid in full and with no legal problems . The apartment
is not inhabited since I am no longer living in Amsterdam .You could
be my tenants .
My intention is to rent the apartment to nice , clean people and in
order to do that I would like to know a little something about you ,
like how many persons do you intend to live in my apartment,do you
have a steady income ,etc . I must tell you from the beginning that I
don't have a problem if you are a student and I don't have a problem
with pets (I own a little dog myself) and I appreciate sincerity .Also
here is a little something about the apartment and myself so we can
get to know each other.The apartment is the one in the pictures but
the furniture has been moved into my private storage room . If you
don't have furniture I can take it back with no extra costs for you .
The rent for 1 month is 480 euros (for the entire 1bedroom apartment)
including all utilities (water, electricity, dishwasher, garbage
disposal, microwave, refrigerator, private washing machine). You can
rent the apartment for any period of time (open end contract).
About myself, I am 52 years old and as I told you I am a research
engineer for pharmaceutical products , currently living in Birmingham
,
You can move in the apt in the same day when you receive the keys. The
only problem is that I`m already in Birmingham but I hope that we
shall find a solution.
Thank you for your interest and looking forward to a future
collaboration and friendship.
please do mail me on [email protected]
Best regards,
Henri
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.
