by Con Warner
Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:38 am
From: MARGARET WOHLRAB MICHAEL <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:11
Subject: Re: House for Rent-3575 Afton Circle
To: Con Warner
Hello,
I resided in the house with my family, my wife and my only son.
Presently we have moved out due to my transfer. Presently my house is
still available for rent for $900UsD (rent already includes
utilities).More so Now,I'm currently in Lagos,Nigeria for a missionary
work.
As soon as we settled down here, I had a thought of selling the house
so I had to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but
later my wife advised against that. So I contacted the agent back and
requested for my keys and documents.Later we decided to have the house
rented out because of maintainance, we would have given the same agent
this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want
to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason
along with me later if I let him or her know that I'm letting it out
because of maintainance.If you notice, you will discover that the
price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for
you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the maintainance.
I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to
live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before
sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space.
But I just have a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put
the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is
mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and
handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent
the house.
The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to
move in as soon as you wish to...A Deposit of $900 (which happens to
be the security deposit) is required before moving in.....Feel free to
call me for more information and arrangements on how to get the keys
and other necessary documents delivered to you.Please if you are ready
now to occupy the house and believe you can assist us in maintaining
the house, kindly provide the information below for record purpose..
Location: 3875 Afton Circle, Sarasota FL 34233
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Application Form
Full Name__________________________________________________
Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________
City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone (
) ____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Your Exact move in date____________________________
How soon can you make the deposit payment________________________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of the
house________________________
For more inquiries, please feel free to reach me on any of the numbers below
( +234-703-685-8409 OR +234-0812-749-2891 OR 011-234-0819-171-0310 )
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.
