by frankie
Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:42 am
Hi,
I am currently looking for a room to rent and encountered this guy. I wasn't aware of the fact that scamming is apparently widespread in this area so it took me a while to figure out. Feeling rather slow now that I see that it always seems to be the same approach. unfortunately, I have deleted most of the correspondance before I found this site. here's the information I still have:
approach was the same as always, he was asking me to transfer money to a friend via Western Union, in terrible English. his telephone number is +44702404 3258 or 0702408 2719 . I wasn't aware of the 4470 number at the time so actually spoke to him. I asked him for contact details of the other tenants and got this email address: [email protected], no reply from there.
he was telling me that the money transfer was "As i have explained to you in my last email, what i require for the proof is not a suggestion. It is actually based on a protocol due to some previous predicament. So it's not a suggestion, it is based on an undertaking, signed by me and my solicitor, so it's something you need to do first." That didn't seem to make a lot of sense.
Funny part is that I told him I would transfer 5 pound and send him confirmation after my friend collected the money, he didn't like that one bit. Ha! The whole thing leaves me a little less naive I suppose, and just confirms that if it smells fishy, better back off. Just hope that this will keep someone else from falling for this.
I am currently looking for a room to rent and encountered this guy. I wasn't aware of the fact that scamming is apparently widespread in this area so it took me a while to figure out. Feeling rather slow now that I see that it always seems to be the same approach. unfortunately, I have deleted most of the correspondance before I found this site. here's the information I still have:
approach was the same as always, he was asking me to transfer money to a friend via Western Union, in terrible English. his telephone number is +44702404 3258 or 0702408 2719 . I wasn't aware of the 4470 number at the time so actually spoke to him. I asked him for contact details of the other tenants and got this email address: [email protected], no reply from there.
he was telling me that the money transfer was "As i have explained to you in my last email, what i require for the proof is not a suggestion. It is actually based on a protocol due to some previous predicament. So it's not a suggestion, it is based on an undertaking, signed by me and my solicitor, so it's something you need to do first." That didn't seem to make a lot of sense.
Funny part is that I told him I would transfer 5 pound and send him confirmation after my friend collected the money, he didn't like that one bit. Ha! The whole thing leaves me a little less naive I suppose, and just confirms that if it smells fishy, better back off. Just hope that this will keep someone else from falling for this.