by Michelle
Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:32 am
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: [HalloLondon.co.uk] Posting Enquiry
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:47:02 +0100
Thanks for getting back to me and yes my flat is still available. I wouldn't want you to get me wrong and am not asking you to pay before the viewing, the idea of making a confirmation of your financial ability is not only my idea, my lawyer and i decided to use that process and i can't violate my lawyer procedure. I am a God fearing woman and i am not after your money. I have my own work and i earn enough money for my family and also to help the less privileged.I appreciate the way you expressed your feelings over my flat and i am helping you,because you are from another country.And i decided to make you my tenant,because all the tenant that have vacated my flat are from the UK and i had to taste the difference with you from another country.
However, i do not want to collect any money from you as long as you have not sign a contract neither have i taken you round my flat. All what i request of you is to transfer the deposit to your self or any of your close relations in UK through the Western Union Post Office, Make your name as the receiver name and may be your close friend or relative name as the sender's name to any address in the UK,am not asking you to send it to me because it will be improper for me to collect any money from you.once you've done that, you get back to me with a scan copy of the transfer receipt so that i can forward it to my lawyer to confirm if the transfer is valid and your financial ability,we can finalize with the viewing at once.Note to make a security deposit,it should be 500GBP.
After the confirmation might have been made by my lawyer, i will ask you to tell you friend to pick up the money and schedule a convenient day for the viewing. If eventually you don't want to proceed with the rent, i promise to return the cost of the transfer without any deduction.Western Union Post Office is the fast and easiest way to send money.Here is the Western Union Post Office transfer procedure below"
1.Locate the Western Union Post Office around you.
2.Pick up the form of transfer and fill in the details which needs to be filled and return back to the post master.Details needed on the form are {sender name;your friend or relative and address.}{receiver name and address which is your name to any address in UK}
3. Return back to the post master with the cash you are transferring to your partner or friend and wait for the receipt to be returned back to you.
4. Scan the receipt to me and give me a call so i can check it if its truly genuine and available in your friend's custody.
5. After it has been confirmed on the website,then we can proceed for the viewing and you can as well tell your friend or partner to pick up the money
Kindly let me know your opinion in time in other to avoid time wasting and hope to hear from you soonest.
Best Regards
Mr/Mrs David
+447024027612
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: [HalloLondon.co.uk] Posting Enquiry
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:53:35 +0100
I thanks for the sincere interest you are having in my flat and for the response you have been giving me.I told you i don,t want to take your money,if i take your money i will be down grading my dignity and committing a big sin in the sight of God.Because i fear God and i believe you also fear him.I told you that the decision was made by my lawyer and signed by me for taking care of my flat.I am not forcing you to rent my flat ,because you own your decision.I liked the way you expressed your feelings about my flat and i thought of making you my tenant,but you are getting my feelings wrong by not being reliable.I did not say transfer the money to me or make any payment before the viewing.I said make a transfer to your self using your name as the senders name and your closest relations as the receivers name to my address in the UK( Rosary Gardens, London, SW7 4NH). Then forward the receipt to me for me to forward it to my lawyer,so that he will confirm it,if truly it is valid and also to confirm your financial ability as a tenant through the western union post office.Note all this decision was not made by me,but by my lawyer and i signed it so as to put my flat in good order.Also the tenant that left my flat also passed through the same procedure and i am not ready to violate my lawyers decision by chance.If you know you can,t go through my lawyers procedure,you can as well look for a convenient flat that is more better than my own.And i which you all the best in finding another flat and i pray God lead you to the right person.But remember life is a teacher the more you live,the more you learn.
Note:Don,t forget that you were instructed that bank details is excluded.
My Greetings to your family
Best Regards
Mr/Mrs David
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.
