Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:11 am
From: Stephanie Toliver <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Re: 3bdhouse
To: Con Warner


Hello,

I am very happy to read an email from you,showing interest in my
home.Thanks for your email and I am very glad having receive an email
from you regarding my Home, I am Stephanie Toliver,the chief surgeon
for the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and my wife and I we
are the owner of the Single Family Home For Rent..Available to move in
today In...( Chico CA
)2Br/2Bath Single Family Home you are making inquiry of.

Previously, we reside in this particular house with the rest of our
family, we lived there before and presently we packed due to an
emergency transfer to Head the Surgery department of a General
Hospital,here in west Africa and this transfer is temporary but will
last for at least 51months (4years+),this house is available for an
amount of $620 per month (All Utilities also Included)and a security
deposit of $520. I want you to know that the House is furnished, so
you can move into the house with your own Personal furniture but 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.

Before we left the states,we searched for a God fearing and reputable
agent to handle the rent and help us walk interested people through to
have a proper viewing of the inside but we couldn't get anyone then.
We left with the keys,remote and the papers.I'm willing to rent out
the home to a tenant who is able to come up with first month's rent of
$620and security deposit of $520.I will like him/her to assure me that
our house will be properly managed.

If you can assure me that you can take proper care of our home and
also you can afford the move in deposit, kindly confirm your interest
by getting back to me with the below application details. Note that
the house keys,remote and the papers will be ship to you by via FedEx
courier service.

Please note that, we are a kind and honest family,that spent a lot on
property that is available for rent, so in one accord,we are
soliciting for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to
treat it as your own.

We want you to keep it tidy all the time so that we shall be glad to
see it whenever we are around on a visit.

House Address: 1916 Magnolia Avenue, Chico CA 95926

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

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
SEX:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
WHICH NUMBER IS THE BEST TO CALL YOU ON__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS_____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY________
PRESENT ADDRESS:_____________________
CITY:_______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE:____________
HOW LONG?___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________?
When can you pay for your first month rent and deposit to
secure or move in?_____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND SENDING THE PAYMENT_____________?
MONTHLY INCOME_____________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET
KIND OF PETS:_____________?
HABITS
private email :
DO YOU SMOKE______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____?
picture of you and your family?
REFERENCE?
============================== =======
Application Comment
============================== =======
Notice : Call me immediately you fill out the application +2348090800960
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that we can
have it our file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting
you..I will want you to take a drive by the house and if you are
pleased with the House, i will want you to email me back so as to know
what you feel about the house.

Await your prompt reply , 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 this our property and God bless you
more as you do this.

Thanks and you are welcome.

Regards.
Stephanie Toliver.


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.

Email: [email protected]

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