Rental Scam - [email protected]

Found on Zillow.com...
He has a U.S. phone number. He will call and text you. He also has references that do the same. It seems like a large scamming group.


First email from him after my inquiry:

Hello,

My name is Lee Shaw.I'm a project manager in civil engineering. I just
moved in Manila, Philippines because my company has won an auction for a
big construction project. I'll stay here for the next 3-4 years or more
so I won't come back. I'm looking for someone to live in my House from
there.

I will tell you from the beginning that I don't have a problem if you are
a student or if you would like to keep pets there, as long as you clean
up after them. The minimum lease is available for Long and also Short
Term Lease, very important, the utilities are included in the price per
month.


Details:
Rent: $1,200 (Monthly)
Damages Deposit: $900
Date Available: Asap
Address: 2494 S Josephine St, Denver, CO 80210.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms:3

Amenities in the House:
Appliances: Electric Stove, Fridge,/Interior: Air
Conditioning,Microwave,Balcony, Deck, Patio or Porch,Over sized
Closets,Internet Cable Access Ready,Washer & Dryer Connections,Furnished
Hardwood Floor,Ceiling Fan(s), Parking,Dishwasher,(gas),and Snow
removal.(Hydro is extra),Extra Storage Area, Fireplace.Tenant Criteria:
Smoking Outside, Pets allowed....

NOTE : I'm 50 years old and as I told you, I'm a project manager and my
job even if is paid very well, requires that I move a lot and without
notice. You can move in the House in the same day that you will receive
the keys. The only problem is that I'm already in Manila, Philippines
because we started the work, but you don't need to worry because I've
made all arrangements to rent the House from here. i would like to know a
little something about you. Don't be offended but i must know to who i
will rent my House. Kindly get back to me with the Below information..


*****RENTAL APPLICATION FORM****
( Private and Confidential )

Fill below information correctly...

FIRST NAME:__________
MIDDLE NAME:__________
LAST NAME:__________
(CELL)PHONE__________
(HOME)PHONE__________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________

PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________
HOW MANY MONTH RENT ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY UPFRONT_________

DO YOU HAVE PET _________
KIND OF PETS: _____________

HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________
DO YOU DRINK ______________
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT _________

REFERENCE
NAME_____________
ADDRESS_____________

Get back to me as soon as you fill the application form, I can guarantee
you that this is a great House so looking forward to a future
collaboration and friendship.
Cheers.

Other email from him:

Replied immediately...

Subject: Application Accepted & Approved/Interior Pictures

Thanks for getting back to me, I am very glad to hear from you, and sorry for not returning to this is because I'm a little busy here, yes, all information is fine by me, and you have qualified to be definitely my new tenant. I have to give my house to rent .. More on what I can see your willingness in this rent .. I'll be giving my rental property and a connection to broadband Internet at home. Please come back to take good care of my house I have read your mail, you are a responsible person I can trust with all my heart. Reading through your email I discovered that you would be a trustworthy person. You are the kind of tenant I've been looking and I want you to paste in his words as a good person responsible and trustworthy I can trust with all my heart, I promise to rent to you because no research award income and I know you'll love the interior of the house when you move in.I want you to keep in mind that I would send the keys and documents of my house with you before your move date through International delivery company.

These are the contents of the packages to be delivered to you.
1) The entrance and the rooms Keys.
2) Paper / permanent home (which contains your reference).
3) The house documentary file.
4) Receipt of payment of deposit.
5) Full address and description of the House.
6) Code of Safety for the systematic laptop.

I'll get the key and the document to the courier office as soon as you are ready to pay the deposit has been confirmed on site for delivery of packages for you, so kindly reconfirm your delivery address with care, because it is so important.

DELIVERY INFORMATION:
Name of recipient: xxxxx
Package Delivery Address: xxxxx

Know that I will have my property documents sent to you based on trust and hope that I will be disappointed about it?, Please, if my property clean and tidy, because I worked very hard for this my property that I want to rent, and I do not want my property to be anyway to use in the presence of my life and I hope that will help me treat my property like yours?. Let me know and make a promise to me. back to me so I can pass on the information you will use for the first month rent deposit fee so you can have key packages arrive as soon as possible for the occupation in good faith, so you can make payment at a time


We hope to read from you as soon as possible today.

My greeting.

I hope this helps any future victims. He also said that rental companies have refused to take down the other offers on his property because of selfish interest.

My boyfriend and I came across the same thing except instead of Lee Shaw, the name was Bobby Waller, and instead of the Philippines, he told us Nigeria.

Here are the emails:

First

Hello,

My name is Bobby Waller.I'm a project manager in civil engineering. I
just moved in Lagos,Nigeria because my company has won an auction for
a big construction project. I'll stay here for the next 3-4 years or
more so I won't come back. I'm looking for someone to live in my
apartment from there.

I will tell you from the beginning that I don't have a problem if you
are a student or if you would like to keep pets there, as long as you
clean up after them. The minimum lease is available for Long and also
Short Term Lease, very important, the utilities are included in the
price per month.


Details:
Rent: $800 (Monthly)
Damages Deposit: $800
Date Available: 17010 Foothill Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms:1

Amenities in the House:
Appliances: Electric Stove, Fridge,/Interior: Air
Conditioning,Microwave,Balcony, Deck, Patio or Porch,Over sized
Closets,Internet Cable Access Ready,Washer & Dryer
Connections,Furnished Hardwood Floor,Ceiling Fan(s),
Parking,Dishwasher,(gas),and Snow removal.(Hydro is extra),Extra
Storage Area, Fireplace.Tenant Criteria: Smoking Outside, Pets
allowed....

NOTE : I'm 50 years old and as I told you, I'm a project manager and
my job even if is paid very well, requires that I move a lot and
without notice. You can move in the House in the same day that you
will receive the keys. The only problem is that I'm already in
Lagos,Nigeria because we started the work, but you don't need to worry
because I've made all arrangements to rent the House from here. i
would like to know a little something about you. Don't be offended but
i must know to who i will rent my House. Kindly get back to me with
the Below information..


*****RENTAL APPLICATION FORM****
( Private and Confidential )

Fill below information correctly...

FIRST NAME:__________
MIDDLE NAME:__________
LAST NAME:__________
(CELL)PHONE__________
(HOME)PHONE__________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________

PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________
HOW MANY MONTH RENT ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY UPFRONT_________

DO YOU HAVE PET _________
KIND OF PETS: _____________

HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________
DO YOU DRINK ______________
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT _________

REFERENCE
NAME_____________
ADDRESS_____________

Get back to me as soon as you fill the application form, I can
guarantee you that this is a great House so looking forward to a
future collaboration and friendship.
Cheers.

Second

Thanks for the mail,
Here is the full detail of the property.
Details:
Rent: $800 (Monthly)
Damages Deposit: $800
Date Available: 1825 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms:1
Your roommate could stay with you,there is no problem,I will love you
to get back to me with the rental application form fully filled so as
to proceed with the rental.
Regards and God Bless You.

Third

Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me, I am very glad to hear from you,
yes, all information is fine by me, and you have qualified to be
definitely my new tenant. I have to give my property to rent .. More on
what I can see your willingness in this rent .. I'll be giving my
rental property and a connection to broadband Internet at home. Please
come back to take good care of my property I have read your mail, you are
a responsible person I can trust with all my heart. Reading through
your email I discovered that you would be a trustworthy person. You
are the kind of tenant I've been looking and I want you to paste in
his words as a good person responsible and trustworthy I can trust
with all my heart, I promise to rent to you because no research award
income and I know you'll love the interior of the property when you move
in.I want you to keep in mind that I would send the keys and documents
of my property with you before your move date through International
delivery company.

These are the contents of the packages to be delivered to you.
1) The entrance and the rooms Keys.
2) Paper / permanent home (which contains your reference).
3) The property documentary file.
4) Receipt of payment of deposit.
5) Full address and description of the property.
6) Code of Safety for the systematic laptop.

I'll get the key and the document to the courier office as soon as you
make the payment of the first month and security deposit,it has been confirmed
on site for delivery of packages for you, so kindly reconfirm your delivery
address with care, because it is so important.

DELIVERY INFORMATION:
Name of recipient: ********* ********
Package Delivery Address: ****************
Cell Phone No: (***)***-****

Know that I will have my property documents sent to you based on trust
and hope that I will be disappointed about it, Please keep my property
clean and tidy, because I worked very hard for the property that I
want to rent, and I do not want my property to be anyway to use in the
presence of my life and I hope that you will help me treat my property
like yours?. Let me know and make a promise to me.Kindly Get back to me
so I can pass on the information you will use for the first month rent
deposit fee so you can have key packages arrive as soon as possible for
the occupation in good faith, so you can make payment at a time


We hope to read from you as soon as possible today.

My greeting.

Welcome to Scamwarners jayshee,

Thank you for updating this thread. The original post was in 2012, is the scammer using the same email address? If not, please post the email address. This will help others if they search the internet using the email address. Thanks for helping others avoid this scammer.