How authentic is this?

This is for a room in Switzerland, and she has sent me the rental agreement in the form of a legal soft copy. She has also sent me a scanned image of her passport.

HELLO ,
THIS IS THE RENTAL AGREEMENT FORM WHICH I WILL ADVICE YOU TO READ VERY WELL BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WILL CONSTITUTE THE BASIS FOR OUR CONTRACT.AFTER READING THIS AND YOU ARE OKAY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEN YOU CAN PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT WHICH MUST BE RECEIVE BY MY MOTHER IN LONDON,SO THAT I CAN SECURE THE PLACE FOR YOU TILL YOUR ARRIVAL DATE, BECAUSE I HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS PLACE ALSO,BUT I PREFER THE MOST SERIOUS PERSON WHO PAYS ME FIRST.YOU NEED TO PAY THE SUM OF 800 EUROS TO MY MOTHER,SINCE YOU'RE RENTING ONE BEDROOM,I HAVE SCAN A COPY OF MY PASSPORT TO YOU JUST FOR YOU TO BE SURE THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT PERSON.PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT AVAILABLE TO MY MOM IN LONDON THROUGH HER BELOW INFORMATION NOT LATER THAN TODAY AFTER YOU RECEIVED THIS AGREEMENT FORM VIA BANK TRANSFER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.



IBAN GB42 BARC.......20218030902799.

SWIFTBIC.............BARCGB22

Soert code...........20 21 80

account number.......30902799

Bank Name.............Baclays bank

Account Name..........VICTORIA DIELEMAN


LET ME HAVE THE RECEIPT OF THE PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY YOU MADE IT:

NOTE:YES THE SECOND ROOM RENT BY STUDENT ALSO

LET ME HEAR FROM YOU ASAP AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON
BEST REGARDS
ELISABETH DIELEMAN

It is written the same way as all scams. Of course they want money first. They are scammers.

Sending a copy of a passport is a common scammer ploy. The passport is not of the person you are emailing. It is a passport they got from a previous victim.

Please post the email address this message came from.

Please contact Dotti to change your user ID from an email address to something not connected with you in real life. Please read here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8186

Hi thanks for the reply. This is confirmed to be fake. I requested for a Skype session, or take a photo of the owner pointing to a specific object in the house( I previously received photos of the house). This is what the owner has to say:

i really understand you but i have give you many proof to know that you are dealing with right person and i want you to know that am very busy person and i dont have time to pay phone bill,so i can not make or receive call for now and i dont see why you are asking me this kind question..i want you to know that will are God fearing in our family will dont take what is not belong to us and i dont think i can leave with person that dont trust me.

i dont think i have chance to be take picture of my again..if you dont trust me..let me accept another offer....i have many offer for this room because you are the first person that contact me about the room that is why i dont respond to them but i think i will respond to them now because you dont trust me.

if you know that you need the room..make the deposit now and get back to me with receipt of the payment for the proof.


1. Firstly, since when does Skype requires payment for video conference
2. Secondly, does God guarantee that I won't get scammed? No.
3. The phrasing is as weird as it can get. Also some spelling errors.

Email of sender: [email protected]

By the way this person is preying on users on Just Landed Forum. Beware guys.

Just to follow up by leading him on to see how desperate is he/she, this is what I have replied:

"I just want a Skype conversation which does not require you to pay any money. It would be free of charge using a wireless Internet. This would be my last request before I transfer the money, which is quite a huge sum. In sorry if it causes any inconvenience."

Scammer reply:

"i try do it now but my system does not support the skype..i want you to know that the money is not my problem but try do understand me...immediately you made the deposit to my mother bank account and you get back to me with receipt of the payment....by Tuesday i will send the Key of the room to you through FedFx ."

- so I managed to find the person's profile on Facebook that matches the passport. I sent a private message to that fb profile.

My reply:

"Is it possible that you can reply the message that i sent you on facebook? That would be the all the verification i need. After i have received your reply, I would immediately transfer the €800 to account number 30902799. Just to confirm its Barclays bank am i right?"

Scammer reply:
"i dont have facebook..i just want to open it now all because of you..i dont think i will go to this stress because i very easy person. give me your full name in facebook and i will add you"

- hello please I have his/her full passport details and managed to find the profile which matches the passport on Facebook. So how can this person not have Facebook?? Very obvious by now.

Scammer reply:

it being long time i open it and i dont remember the password again....i dont think i have time for this...

- *JOKE OF THE DAY*