Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Henry Clark <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:11
Subject: Re: $700 / 3br - Townhouse For Rent

Hello,

Thanks for the interest in my House. A little introduction; am an Entrepreneur, meaning I own a business and make money through risk and initiatives, presently I am in California now to get somethings done.

About my House:

TYPE: 3br - Townhouse For Rent (Orlando)
ADDRESS: 6846 Hochad Dr Orlando, FL 32819
OFFER: For rent.
PRICE: $700 Monthly, Security Deposit is $500
AVAILABILITY: Available now.

I will want you to take a drive by, and get back to me so as to proceed.

God bless you.

Henry Clark

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.

You can reach me on (714) 770 8127. Also, i am handling everything myself and you just have to work with me so everything could be fine.

I await your call.

Thanks.

This person has posted on craigslist that he renting out a 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse and asks the victim to send in a money gram for the deposit. He claims the money gram needs to be made under his secretaries name as he is either in California or New Mexico. (He cons people saying both) A fellow co-worker of mines friend fell for the scam and sent in about $1,200.00 and for the past 2 days I have been emailing him to see if I could get more details from him to report him to the authorities. He claims his name is Henry Clark the email address he is emailing me from is [email protected] the secretary he states we should send the money gram to is
Name: Roberta Pillado
City: Albuquerque
State: New Mexico
Zipcode: 87106
and using the search engine People Search where my co-worker has an account on we narrowed down the secretary to being Roberta Pillado removed - CW. Further more the IP address for "Henry Clark" is in california and a SPOKEO trace of the number he gave me to contact him (714) 770 8127 (which by the way I had to ask for 3 times to get) also lists him in california.

We were able to track down the actual couple who owns the townhouse and they are an elderly couple who are aware of this scam as random people show up at the house all the time thinking they have paid to be there they have notified the police but nothing seems to have been done. THIS PERSON IS SCAMING DO NOT SEND HIM MONEY!!!! BE SMART PEOPLE DO THE RESEARCH!!

Thanks for posting the details asking for payment, melly8187.
Thanks also for the email header you sent me, proving that this scammer is in Lagos, Nigeria.

Originating IP: 41.138.185.3
Originating ISP: Visafone Communications Limited
City: Lagos
Country of Origin: Nigeria