by Con Warner
Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:44 am
From: Michael Dodge <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Re:
To: Con Warner
Good day Applicant,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your inquiry email regarding my house for rent located at 8520 Potter Street, Omaha NE 68122.
I am Michael Dodge, the owner of the house, the house in question has been up for sale until now,since we hardly had the chance to settle in the States due to the nature of my job.
But presently,I and my wife have decided to put it on rent, at $500 per month.
So we seek a lessee who is ready to take care of the house as if it belongs to him/her, you could see the rental fee is cheap, that is to show that we are not after the money, but we want someone who is ready and willing to take good care of the house.
My family and I are now officially transferred to Nigeria, as I work with the CAMFED in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria.
I will solicit for your absolute care and maintenance of the house as i want to be confident you would take care of the property.
Do endeavor to drive by at your convenience as to see it physically, entering it will be impossible for now,as I was unable to find an house agent to leave the keys in their care, and i wasn't really familiar with my neighbors living around, so I had to go with the keys.
Please do understand that, the total move in deposit of $1000 (which represents first month rental fees(500) + 500usd security deposit ) MUST be put down, before the keys and documents can be sent to you.
I will be looking forward to your reply and interest, so that I can present you with the rental application form, you fill it and then return to me.
we will need your filled rental application form stored in my file for the purpose of issuing the receipts to you and contacting you if need be.
Feel free to contact me at +2348191411726, i will be waiting to hear from you.
Remain Blessed,
Michael Dodge
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.
