Rental Scammer - [email protected]

De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Enviado el: miércoles, 20 de junio de 2012 18:51
Para: Michelle Banks
Asunto: Re: £100 / 1br - DELIGHTFULL ONE BEDROOM FLAT (MARYLEBONE)

Hi,

Thanks for your response to my ad.The flat is one bedroom flat and i have
flat available and below is details of the flat.

Flat address: Great
Central Street,Marylebone,London
Post Code: NW1 6JG
Rent: £400 per month,all bills included for a room
Security deposit:£200 refundable after four weeks in the flat. Minimum Stay:
1 Month(s) Maximum stay:1 yr with the option of extending the contract after
12 months

Flat amenities:TV ,CD - DVD - Video,Radio,High-speed Internet with
WiFi,Washing Machine ,dryer, Heating, iron and Ironing board,Gas
cooker,oven,

Electric
Kettle,Toaster,Dishwasher,Refrigerator, Microwave e.t.c

The pictures of the flat are hereby attached with this email.

Local area : Amazing location. Opposite Marylebone station (bakerloo line)
and 2 mins walk to Baker Street and station (jubilee, district, circle &

metropolitan lines). LA Fitness gym on the doorsteps. Regents Park is only 5
minutes' walk away. Also close to lots of restaurants, cafes and Marylebone
high

street.

Could you tell me a bit about yourself and where you are presently located
now?

Will you be able to take good care of my flat like your own?

Are you
capable of funding the rent and refundable deposit before moving in?

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,
Mr Mark

De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Enviado el: lunes, 25 de junio de 2012 11:32
Para: Michelle Banks
Asunto: Re: £100 / 1br - DELIGHTFULL ONE BEDROOM FLAT (MARYLEBONE)


Hi
Glad to hear back from you am renting out the whole flat and
right now i'm in Cardiff on a business trip before i can come down to
London for the viewing , i have to be very sure I'm dealing with the right
person .also i will like to know that i have been treated so badly by those
who wanna rent my flat, before we can arrange for the viewing,i will like to
see a proof from you which is going to make me reserve my flat for you till
your arrival.. 1. It has been observed that some tenants do not have the
money to pay the rent and yet they keep disturbing th landlord to arrange a
viewing with their friend or relative, i hope you are not one of them . 2.
Also some do not meet up with the viewing appointments which has led to the
dismissal of some landlords in office by there employees.
Therefore,effort has been made by the association that a willing and
serious tenants should be able to make transfer of the security deposit and
one month rent to a friends or relative name which a confirmation will be
made on the transfer done to check if he or she is capable of paying the
rent before arranging for a viewing or to retain the room till your arrival
and also stop other people from viewing the room..
I'm not asking you to send or transfer the money to me, just get the
transfer done to any of your family or friend in the UK ( London). This is a
procedure given to us by the Landlord Association due to past/bad
experiences with the other landlords and We've been warned not to take a
bank statement or personal information from anyone. All you need to do is
locate the nearest western union shop around you. Pick up the form of
transfer and fill in the details which needs to be filled and return back to
the post master. Details needed on the form are {sender name;your name and
address.}{receiver name and address}. Return back to the post master with
the cash you are transferring to your partner or friend and wait for the
receipt to be returned back to you. Scan the receipt to me and give me a
call so my lawyer can check it if its truly genuine and available in your
friend's custody this will just take 30min to confirm from the website.
After it has been confirmed on the website,then we can proceed for the
viewing. Get back to me asap because i have and a lot of student who are
willing to rent the flat and its based on first come first serve basis and
let me know when you get the transfer done, if you can get the transfer
done now. then we can schedule a viewing ...call me on 07024043583 or
+447024043583 so we can meet up for the viewing

KIND REGARD

Mr Mark

The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.