by Michelle
Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:59 pm
From: Alexander Becek <[email protected]>
Date: 24 September 2012 11:04:33 GMT+01:00
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: [HalloLondon.co.uk] Posting Enquiry
Reply-To: Alexander Becek <[email protected]>
Hello,
My name is Alexander Becek and I’m currently living in Germany.
The flat is still available for rent.
The apartment has been redecorated recently and looking very nice and clean. It has fully furnished rooms and all home utilities necessary.
I’m more interested in finding someone trustworthy who can take care of this property then getting a lot of money out of it. (As you might have noticed I’m living in another country and my program doesn’t allow me monthly visits)
The apartment was rented by some students from Denmark until last month.
The price I want is £680.00 per month, bills included and I am totally interested in a long term agreement, for a minimum of 6 month!
If you are decided to see the property and have the money to rent it available, then I could come in one of the next few days. I will show you the apartment and sign the tenancy agreement as well.
I would like you to be pretty sure about this before I make any flight reservations as I have already came to London 2 weeks ago to meet a client that turned out to be a no-show.
I will wait for your e-mail,
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.
