by Michelle
Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:59 pm
From: "Favor Martins" <[email protected]>
Date: Nov 9, 2012 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: $800 / 1br - "Lovely & Elegant 1Bedroom Apartment" (Mott St)
To: Michelle Banks
Hi,
Good hearing from you, Am Chandler Marvel, Head of ANTI-TERRORIST monitoring squad (Zone D) i have just been appointed by the United States of America Government few weeks ago to Head and to coordinate the zone.
We own the Apartment and we also want you to know that it was due to our transfer to Africa that makes me and my family to leave the property and was posted oncraigslist.org to give it out for rent. We are looking for a reputable person that can take very good care of the lovely home, as we are not after the money for the rent but we want it to be clean and be properly kept as soon as you move in.
We have been posted to West Africa for special duty in the international airport so as to search and to monitor every one traveling to the United States of America to avoid another terrorist attack. My appointment will last for 6 years before rounding up the program.
So right now we are in West Africa with the keys and the document of the House. We try to look for an agent that we can give the keys and documents before we left but we could not see any trusted and responsible agent and the only person that we trust was dead last year on plane crash, we have no responsible and reliable person that we can give the keys and documents before we left and we are as well don’t want our house to be used anyhow in our absent that is why we took the keys along with us.
Let us know If you are staying for a long period of time, We are okay with one month rent ($800)and security deposit payment of ($600),looking forward to hear from you. Below is the rental form, you will have to fill the form to qualify you for this rent.
The Security Deposit would be needed as a Security Bond in order for the keys and the Lease Contract agreement to be sent to you. Electric Bills and water bills have been paid for, so i would also need to send the receipts to you.
Monthly Rent: $800 (Including Utilities)
Security / Deposit: $600.
1 Bedrooms, 1 Baths
I would like you to fill the below details:
RENT APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME:, MIDDLE NAME:, LAST NAME:, AGE: PROFESSION:, TIME ON YOUR JOB:,
PHONE:, (CELL)PHONE:, (WORK)PHONE:, (HOME):, KIDS___ (YES/NO), HOW MANY:, PRESENT ADDRESS:,
HOW LONG?
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
IF THIS APARTMENT IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?
IF YOU HAVE A PET? DO YOU SMOKE?, DO YOU DRINK? DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME:
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE:
Looking forward to hear from you with all the application details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt and contacting you.
Feel free to contact me on my Africa phone Number: 011-234-802-699-0674 or +234-802-699-0674. You can also send me a text message on my America number: 347-719-1988
Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how the keys and documents would be ship to you via a courier company company.
Greetings from my lovely wife.
Thanks & Remain Bless
Mr. & Mrs. Chandler Martins
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.
