by Con Warner
Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:15 am
From: Hfffhg Dedstr <[email protected]>
Date: 2012/7/10
Subject: Re: $600 / 2br - Great city location with super easy access to the highway, West End, S (Richmond, VA)
To: Con Warner
Hello,
Thanks for the mail i did get your response concerning the AD I posted
on Craigslist. The house is still available but presently I'm not
around.. I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in
West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move
quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still
have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my
wife, we both bought the house when we got married. As soon as we
settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to
look for an agent,after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife
advised against that. She said we may not be able to win the bidding
next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to
keep the house.I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I
contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents.
Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give 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 him later. If you notice, you will
discovered 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 absolute care for the property. 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 had 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 rent is $600 and the
deposit is $600 .you can go ahead and view the house note that you can
not see the inside and get back to me here is the House Address:(3406 Cutshaw Ave Richmond, VA)
Please if you are ready now
to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record
purpose
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name
Home Phone ( )
Cell Phone ( )
Best number to reach you on ( )
Date of Birth:
Current Address:
Are you married:
How many people will be living in the house:
Do you have a pet:
Do you have a car:
Occupation:
Move In Date:
A picture of occupant:
How soon can you make the payment:
How soon do you want to receive the keys and the document:
Are you okay with the rent and deposit:
You can go take a look at the house and get back to me with the rental
application form so that we can proceed further.
Here is my contact my cell phone number you can reach me on anytime so
that i can attend to you better 0112347043264441 or +2347043264441
Regards
Andrew A Ritz
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.
