Room for Rent Scammer- Felicia Walsh

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Room for rent
To: Michelle
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010,

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Hello Leaser,
My name is Felicia Walsh, am an pediatric nurse and a make up artist as part time,i was opportune to see and i read through your posting on craigslist.com concerning the advert you posted, i am expressing my sheer interest in taking up the room, what are the modalities in taking up the place, please have the requirements sent in these form
*Total rent Required before moving in
* Utility Bills
I will be anxiously waiting for your email ,I want you to know that i really need the room now and i am the serious type paying rent ,when emailing me please tell me more about the place and more pics if you have...I am open to any type of lease..
Kind Regards
Thanks.

I received one too...

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Hello,

Thanks very much for e-mailing me back,i really appreciate it.. I would have been kind of happy if we can meet,before making any plans,but am very busy and i have a lot of things to do right now.. I will really appreciate it if you can tell me more about the place and tell me little about you,because my uncle is presently very sick,and i have to travel to Finland to see him,but i want to secure the place down before going..


Right now,am in South Dakota,am staying in the address below:::

615 South Jefferson Avenue Pierre, SD 57501

My rent is going to due in 2 weeks time....

A lil about myself: neat, clean, nice, like to think of myself as a comedian at times, honest, responsible, straight forward, hard worker, like to be serious when needed but also like to have fun and enjoy life, well,am a quiet and gentle going person to live with, like the outdoors, like sports, like to workout, and for the most part a very caring person also. Im 25, 5'8 brown hair, brown eyes, pretty good shape,

I was born and brought up in Finland,i studied there,i had my university education right there while staying with my uncle.. I lived all my life in Finland before coming down to South Dakota(SD),have been living with my uncle since have been 13 years old of age...Then i was member of the Red Cross Association,it really sounds interesting for me...

Why am moving and my work:

Am moving over to your state because i understand that i'll be doing good over there,as have been told by my uncle's friend who have once live over there. And i will be working with any hospital around you as i am also making necessary enquiries on that now....


Am sure You 'll really like the person that i am ,because i will also do the dishing if you like,I work when i am to and relax when i am to,I also like sharing my thoughts also....paying rent on time will not be a problem as i will also be making the rent fee before the month ends....
Right now.I ve the support of my uncle about my well being,so you shouldn't be bothered about if i am competent of paying the rent ..


I must confess am comfortable with the price and I will want to secure the place down before my arrival so i will want you to tell me all about the place,as i can't see it before my arrival but the pictures...I also will want you to know that i have my car that i will be coming over with,and little of my furnitures,please let me know if there will be room for them..
With all that i ve said above,I have told you more about me and more picture of mine will be attach in the next email,Let me also know how i can go about securing the place down before my arrival as i will also be busy from next week preparing to come over and let me know if you can take off the ad off the site as i am going to secure the place with a deposit
Feel free to ask me any question and as i ve said,i am looking to move in by the availability of the place,but want to secured it now
Thanks..

Thanks for posting Marcif and welcome to Scamwarners.

Without looking to far into the email you posted I can tell that it is a scam by the specific bad grammar common to Africans.

I haven't done so yet but I would think searching on some of the phrases in that email will find other scams, perhaps using a diferent address, maybe a different name, but the same type of scam.

Well done for spotting it

I have seen those exact words a hundred times before.

This person is trying to scam your money from you!!

Here is how it works:-

The thief will tell you that he wants to buy something from you , hire your services or rent some rooms and will offer to send a check , money order or ask you to debit a credit card (with stolen details) for much more money than you ask. He will tell you to cash the check and send him the "extra money" by Western Union . This check or money order will be fake, even if your bank cashes the check or tells you that it "cleared"!!!! The bank will find out in a few days or weeks that the check is fake, and will make you pay all of the money back, even the money you sent to the scammer. The bank might even have you arrested for cashing a bad check.