by Con Warner
Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:46 am
From: henry Whelan [email protected]
I appreciate your interest in the apartment. I am pleased to introduce myself to you as Henry Whelan,The apartment is available but i'm currently in Mass and its for long term,that's why am renting out the apartment my wife just came down here about 3days ago ...we have discussed how to go about renting it out to someone responsible without actually meeting the person,which is not something i feel very comfortable with,but we do need someone to take care of it,so let me know if you still want to further,then we'll go from there.
Regards.
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.
