Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: John Bodah <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 11:11
Subject: Re: $600 / 1br - Gorgeous 1BD/1BA condo w/Utilities (Dupont Circle)
To: Con Warner


Hello,

Thanks for your email . I'm John Bodah the owner of the Apartment you are in renting.Actually I resided in the apartment with my family for some months and we moved away due to my transfer from my working place, my apartment is still available for rent for $600 per month including the utilities like hydro,washer and security,it is furnished.Right now I'm in West Africa for a crusade and i would like you to get in touch with my wife in the United states for more discussion as she is with the keys and the documents to the apartment.Please I want you to note that,i am a kind and honest man and also I spent a lot on my property,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this apartment and I want you to treat it as your own.I want you to keep it tidy all the time so that I will be glad to see it neat when I come for a check up,I do that once in a while.I want to have trust in you as I always stand by my words.Let us know how soon you are willing to move in. Email my wife Mary ,on ( [email protected] ) and she will attend to you better.

ADDRESS TO THE APARTMENT : 1808 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008

Thanks for your interest.
John Bodah

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.

From: Mary Lawrence <[email protected]>
Date: May 9, 2013, 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: ********* APPLICATION APPROVED**********

Thank you so much for your reply, I can see your willingness in this home. I want you to know that we're satisfied with your profile and also believe we can trust in you because we wouldn't like to experience what we experienced from our last tenant again.We would like to know the exact date you want to move into the apartment,we want you to know that we can let you stay in the home till the period of time you wish to.The rent fee is includes the apartment utilities, so you can use the utilities anytime (UTILITIES INCLUDED WITH THE RENT PER MONTH) but make sure you take proper care of our property.I will be receiving the payment via Western union and get back to me with the full address on where to send you the keys and documents.

Accommodation Features
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Wood Floor :
Heater :
Central Heating :
Equipped Kitchen :
TV: Cable/Satellite TV:
Video/Stereo:
Internet :
Air Conditioning:
• Full Kitchen
• Refrigerator:
• Garage/Car park
• pets allowed.
Kitchen Features
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Washing machine:
Juice Machine :
Iron :
Toaster:
Oven :
Dishwasher :
Coffee Maker :
Microwave :
Refrigerator:
Stove:

As soon as you pay the deposit payment (1 Or 2 month(s) rent+ Refundable security deposit Of $600) , the apartment keys/documents will be delivered to you via FedEx courier service on a next day delivery and it will be delivered to the address you provided in your application form.Let me read back from you as soon as possible so that I can arrange for the delivery of the keys/Documents.
Once again we're giving you this apartment on trust and don't disappoint us because I don't want our apartment to be destroyed again, if you wish to move in with your own property,we still have one extra room empty so you can easily put my our things you don't need in there.

Here are the contents that will be delivered to you via FedEx courier service.
1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent apartment form(Containing your reference details)
3)The apartment documented file.
4)Payment Receipts.
5)Full address and description of the apartment

Please call my husband on +234-812-747-0607 as soon as you receive this email.

Get back to me via email if you need me to send you the information on how to send the deposit payment via western union so I can proceed shipment on how to send you the keys and documents.

Hope to read from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mary Lawrence