Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: suzan cole <[email protected]>
Date: 19 November 2012 05:11:27 GMT

To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Request for your Offer at Starflats.co.uk

Thanks for the concern and interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available and we can arrange for a viewing as soon as possible.My flat is available for long and short term renting.The area is secured and free from noise.
My rent is affordable and you can be my tenant as long as you can afford the rent when it is due,also you can be my tenant if you can obey the terms and conditions of my flat.
1.You must keep my flat clean and tidy
2.The rent must be paid imediately after it expires.
3.Not more than two persons are allowed to stay in my flat.

All bills are included in the rent (water,gas,council tax,Tv license and wireless internet)and pets are allowed.
My rent is 300GBP per month,75GBP per week and the deposit is 600GBP(returnable at the end of your first week of your stay in my flat).

It is very possible to arrange for a veiwing Immediately or at your own convenient time but i would like to ask you a few questions at this point that you want to rent my flat.

1:Have you rented an apartment before?
2:Can you keep my flat clean and in oder?
3:Where are you coming from to stay in my flat?
4:How long do you intend to rent my flat?
5:Do you have any reference here in Manchester?

Hope to reading from you for more details of my flat that you will need from me.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Best Regards
Mr/Mrs Cole

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 a Money Transfer Service 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 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 ! These 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 or other Money Transfer Services 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.

hi, I've been emailing this women and i was about to transfter the money to her, I really need to know is it true that this is a scammer?

kchannyy Welome to Scamwarners.com

If you were just about to transfer money then I have little doubt that you were being asked to pay before viewing the property -

The Scammer will have wanted you to send him money to have keys and documents to be couriered from abroad, or to send money to a family friend to show that you are financially sound and not a time waster. He would have asked you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union or Moneygram).

These 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 may find this BBC news report and video of interest.... it shows how a similar Room for Rent scam works..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/art ... ture.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOGAxUqHxsE

For an overview of Rental Scams please follow this link:-

http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=12278

Western Union and MoneyGram transactions are intended only for transactions between yourself and people that you personally know,trust and have met before. The transaction details should never be disclosed to a third party.