Rental scammer : [email protected]

We renewed an ad on craigslist and within a few hours we get this email. Our ads ask interested parties for descriptions of themselves and their phone numbers. We'll respond and post the response.

A reply to this email goes to : [email protected]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 7:39 AM
From: "cagahiu" <[email protected]>
To: @hous.craigslist.org
Hi,
Please i would like to know if the sublet is still available for rent . Please let me know asap.
Thank you

The reply goes to [email protected]
We'll update our post once they reply.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 7:48 AM
From: "contact us" <[email protected]>
To: @hous.craigslist.org
Hi,
Please i would like to know if the sublet is still available for rent . Please let me know asap.
Thank you

I'm new to this site, so maybe I'm missing something. But I don't get it. What is the scam or suspected scam? Or, at least what is it about the e-mail that's arousing suspicion?

Thanks.

Here's the response so far. Note these scammers are always out-of-state and they always want to secure payment before they arrive. They don't contain any specifics like where they will work. My rental ads always ask to meet live in person at the rental location and always ask for a phone number to be included. If more responses are received from this so-called "Evelyn" they'll be posted here.

To
From: Evelyn Davies ([email protected])
Sent: Fri 10/05/12
To:
Hi,Glad to read from you.I'm Evelyn Davies, 28 yrs,live in AlbertaCanada....I'll be traveling down to the states for my vacation andproject making,I am 28 yrs of age.....I want to know how many monthsublet the place is available for? and the rent deposit ? and when itis available to move in... if there 's any signing of form for thelease then i will handle that aspect as soon as i make confirmationpayment for the sublet to be secured for me and when i finally arrivei can be able to sign any lease form..Will be waiting to read fromyou soon and will send you a pics of me in my next email.. Thanks Evelyn

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
From: "cagahiu" <[email protected]>
Hi, Please i would like to know if the sublet is still available for rent . Please let me know asap. Thank you

I also received a fraudulent email. I have copied it below.

From: contact <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 3:28 PM

Is the Sublet available?

Please post the email header information on the emails from analystproductionltd.biz

The following link will give you instructions on how to find the email header

http://www.abika.com/Reports/Samples/em ... rguide.htm

With this information we might be abel to get the email domain closed down.

Very interesting to come across this site. I just received the email below in response to a share rental ad I have posted on Craigslist. I had received another response previously from someone else from out of state that was willing to send me a certified check to secure the rental. She didn't even ask me anything about the room or me and also didn't answer me when I asked where she was working. What is the scam? To get into someone house to rob them later? Google could not find the website www.analystproductionltd.biz. Why am I not surprised!


From: contact <[email protected]>
Subject: Large room w/private bath
Date: December 6, 2012 4:09:50 PM PST
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: contact <[email protected]>


Is the Sublet available?

I received an email from this person.

The first email I responded to without giving any of my personal information. I asked her for personal information, and gave details about the house I'm renting.

The email she initiated with me had "contact" in the subject and read:

"Is the Sublet available?"

The address they sent from was [email protected], but the reply to address is [email protected]. That was a red flag. Then the content (below) was also suspicious (from Canada, poor English, doesn't tell me exactly what she does or where she works). The first email read as follows:

"Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me, My name is Evelyn Davies.....i live in
Ontario,Canada....I'll be traveling down to the states for my vacation
and project making,I am 28yrs of age.....I want to know when it is
available to move in... And for your information if there's any form
of me signing a lease with the leasing office , i i will not be able
to do that until i arrive there but i can make a deposit or first
month rent to you in order for you to be sure that am really
interested and can handle that signing aspect as soon as i get there.
Will be waiting to read from you and will send you more about me and
a picture of me in my next email..

Sincerely"

(no name signed)

I will not respond to this email. All they know is my email account address, which probably won't do them much good.