Room for Rent and other rental scams
by robert_varn Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:45 pm
Hello,

I have received today some messages from a scammer who wanted to use EBAY for protection in a RENTAL TRANSACTION. For all the people...EBAY DOESN'T offer protection in such of cases....and they are not requesting western union payments....
HERE ARE THE EMAILS :

Melissa Casper [email protected]
Jul 10 (2 days ago)

to me
Thank you for your reply.
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,400.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you'll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you'll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you'll take it you'll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you'll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,400.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you'll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit.
Once again:
1. If you have the money $1,400.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you'll have to send them $1,400.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you'll need cash)
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I'll start the procedure.

Thanks
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Melissa Casper [email protected]
3:57 AM (12 hours ago)

to me
I started the official procedure and eBay will notify you about this matter via email( please check your email address including your bulk/junk folder and let me know if it's there....if you will not receive the email in 2 hours max please email me asap).You'll also receive important guidelines plus instructions from them in 2 hours max(please go through them exactly). Now you must send them the money in the next 24 hours. I used before eBay and I used Western for the money transfer. I suppose that you'll use the same service. If so, I can tell you two secrets about Western:
1. I filled my phone number on the transfer form and I can tell you that I've been called by them every day for commercial purposes until I had to change my phone number.After that I filled a WRONG phone # on the form and resolved this issue(I changed my last digit of my phone number).
2. It's better to tell to the Western agent that you send the money to a relative so the transfer will be approved in 15 min and you'll have to pay 90-110$-Western fee(the transfers for friends or relatives are approved in 15 min, it's cheaper...). If you tell them that you are sending the money to a commercial agent the transfer can take up to 20 hours until will be approved and maybe you'll be unable to complete the transaction in time, they will also charge you with an extra fee of 70-80$( totally about 190$).
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by robert_varn Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:46 pm
eBay Rentals Transaction ID #UNMVUKNP308
[email protected] <[email protected]> Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:00 AM


eBay Rentals Transaction ID #UNMVUKNP308 771 Rue Lusignan, Montréal, QC H3C 1Y9, Canada. - Successfully Started!



Landlord's Information:
Tenant's Information

First name:
Melissa

Last name:
Casper

Address:
3 Dover Street

City:
London

State:
London

Zip Code:
W1S 4LD

Country:
United Kingdom

First name:
Robert

Last name:
Bibansen

Address:
699 Rue Saint Maurice

City:
Montreal

State:
QC

Zip Code:
H3C 1M1

Country:
Canada
*Please check that the delivery details are accurate in order to avoid delays.

Transaction Details:


Case ID
#UNMVUKNP308
Status
Payment Pending
Product Description:
CASE ID NUMBER UNMVUKNP308 771 Rue Lusignan, Montréal, QC H3C 1Y9, Canada.
Amount insured:
US $1,400.00
Shipping Charge
US $0.00
Total:
US $1,400.00
Shipping:
Pending
eBay reduces the risks associated with Internet transactions by acting as a licensed neutral third party and insure the tenant funds during the transaction.
How Rentals Transaction Works :
How to make the payment
1.Find the nearest Western Union office:

2.Send the payment using the Agent's name and address (found below) as Payment Details.
3.Send us the following details from the payment details at this email address :
[email protected]
Case ID #UNMVUKNP308;
The Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), the 10-digit number located on your confirmation receipt;
The sender exact name and address used for the transfer;
The receiver exact name;
The amount sent to be received.
Also you will have to fax* the Western Union payment receipt to eBay Financing Center Department at:
(+1) 267 363 6094
Both parties agree to terms of the transaction, which includes a description of the apartment, rent price/month.
After transfer has been made, the landlord will provide in 24 hours the tracking number of the parcel to the tenant.
When the 14 days inspection period ends, the tenant has the right to decline the contract and the money will be refunded in 24 hours.
The payment will not be released to the landlord until the 14 days inspection period ends and the tenant accepts the apartment.
Payment Details:
Payment must be submitted via Western Union to the designated Agent in charge of this transaction.
When you will send us the payment, be sure you make a regular Person to Person transfer from your name to our assigned Agent's name!
DO NOT send the payment from your name to eBay Company because the payment will not be validated !
Please make the payment in the next 24 hours, only in cash, using the below eBay Agent details. (you must send US $1,400.00 to our Agent- all you have to do is to fill a simple Western Union Money Transfer ?send? form and hand this to the Western Union Agent along with the money).
eBay agent's details:
First Name:
Donald
Last Name:
Ballard
Address:
2 Pauls Mews Street
City:
London
State:
London
Zip:
NW1 9TZ
Country:
United Kingdom
*The Western Union Money Transfer will be sent using this name and address.*
As soon as we receive the deposit, we will contact the landlord to begin the delivery procedure. If the landlord does not provide a tracking number for this item in maximum 2 days, the tenant must contact us for the refund. We will provide a full refund in 24 hours after the complaint is filled.
If you are not familiarized with Western Union Money Transfer services please visit : www.westernunion.com
Pay for the transfer with cash at a local Western Union agent. Western Union agent locations are independent businesses that provide money transfer service to their customers on behalf of Western Union. Western Union agents are located primarily in banks, post offices, exchange offices or retail locations also grocery stores, mail box centers, drug stores, travel agencies, depots, other retail locations.
Independent Western Union agents may impose different limitations on the maximum amount that can be submitted per day. For this reason, in case of a larger amount to be sent, we recommend that you go to more than one agent and submit the total sum in separate transfers.
When payment is received, it will be verified and secured into a non-interest bearing trust account. Payment verification process usually takes less than 6 hours. After payment is secured, we will proceed with the shipping. The Tenant will receive a tracking number of the shipment. The Tenant receives the apartment keys and rental contract and has 14 days to inspect it.
* If the Tenant rejects the rental contract he will contact eBay Rentals for the refund of the money. eBay Rentals refunds the Tenant after the complaint is analyzed. Complaints are usually resolved in 24 hours. The Landlord will pay the shipping back if the Tenant rejects the apartment. The Landlord will only be paid if, after the inspection period the Tenant agrees with the apartment and sign the rental contract.


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by robert_varn Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:49 pm
FRAUD FAX NUMBER = (+1) 267 363 6094

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