by Con Warner
Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:09 am
From: Jim Seaman - [email protected]
Hello I saw your fraud warnings online, and you had mentioned to email any to you that were scams...and here is one with some of your exact words! Crazy. Anyway just incase your interested the information is below that was sent back to me. I knew it was a scam from the first paragraph!
Hello,
Thanks for your swift response regarding my property, the house is currently vacant and it is available for move in now .I must let you know that i am not available to show you the interior of the house, due to the nature of my job being deployed here in Florida, but i will handle everything here. I want you to drive by the property and view the exterior and i assure you that you will love it,as soon as you have done that get back to me ASAP so we can proceed further. The rent fee is $800 per month and the security deposit is $500,Utilities like washer,dryer, gas, electricity, Dishwasher, Electric Stove, Fridge are included in the rental fee and pets are allowed.
Pets are Welcome!!!
Living Building Square Footage: 1,300
Number Of Bedrooms: 2
Number Of Bathrooms: 3
Rent: $800
Deposit: $500
Address of the house: 3328 Ullman Street, San Diego CA 92106
Please get back soon so as to proceed.
****RENT APPLICATION DETAILS****
FULL CONTACT NAME?
OCCUPATION?
RESIDENTIAL HOME ADDRESS?
YOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER?
YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER?
YOUR WORKPLACE NUMBER?
WHAT TIME IS THE` BEST TIME TO REACH YOU?
AGE & MARITAL STATUS?
OWN A PET?
OWN A CAR?
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND THE DOCUMENT?
HOW MANY PEOPLE SHALL RESIDE IN THE PREMISES?
ANTICIPATED MOVE IN DATE?
REFERENCE?
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE SECURITY PAYMENT?
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Application Comment
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Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that I can present it to my family before making any decision and if accepted, and have them stored in my file for the purpose of issuing the receipts to you and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you, please we are giving you all this based on trust and again I will want you to stick to your words, you know that we are very far apart now and only putting everything into God's hands and hope that you will not let us down.
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.
