Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: cozy vernon ranch house
To: Con Warner

Thanks for your e-mail.I personally own the house, am currently transfer to West Africa for a Missionary work with my Family.l need a good tenant to take good care of my house while am here in Africa doing the work of God. there are rules and regulation i give out to tenant willing to rent my house please don't disrespect my order,if you are capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way............You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must not disturb the neighbor.l decide to rent out the property due to our transfer to Africa for a Missionary Work.formally my House was for sale but my family advise me not to sale which l decide to rent it through Real estate but the Realtor s are not serious as they have a lot of house to lease.the Realtors added some money to rent my house which is not flexible for people to rent when l found out l cut off the deal with them.have this in mind you must know the kind of person i am,am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant.you can drive by the house anytime to take a look at the area and surrounding For now we are looking for 2 or 3 years lease or rather lets us know how long you wish to stay.let me know if you are still interested to enable me forward the Rental Questionnaire for you to fill out...


PROPERTY DESCRIPTION..........
Number of bedroom:3
Number of baths:2.5
Square footage: 1,792
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent; $625
Refundable security Deposit:$625
House Address; 16790 Harmonsburg Road Meadville, PA 16335

thanks and God bless you
Leen S Phillips

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.