by Con Warner
Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:03 pm
From: "Andy Morrison" - [email protected]
Subject: Re: $700 / 1br - 1bdr 1bath apartment for sublet ... fully funished (Sherman Oak)
To: Con Warner
Thanks for your interest in my apartment. I'm easy going and friendly person. I have deep intern traveling. I respect every religion and love to hang around with people and i am definitely not a trouble maker and very helpful in nature. I just moved to KL- Malaysia on a business contract for a period of six years that is why am looking for a clean and responsible person to sublet my apartment. I am a Quantity Surveyor who loves to travel a lot from place to place on a contract basis. The apartment is located at: 13205 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, USA
Type of apartment: Its a spacious and lovely 1-bedroom 1 bathroom fully furnished apartment with utilities included. The kitchen is well equipped.
Utilities and Equipments: Kitchen well equipped(microwave oven, Dish washer, blender, Cocktail mixer, Sandwich maker, gas cooker with a gas tank e.t.c), all utilities included such as Internet facilities,Parking space, e.t.c.
Rental fees : $700 per month including electricity and phone bills
Damage deposit : $700
The rent is made very affordable because i am seriously looking for a clean and reliable person to take care of the apartment. Well I am not after the money, what i am after is the welfare of my apartment. I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to get a better view of the building and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures to you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the application form.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Andy ...
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.
All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.
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.
