by Con Warner
Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:57 am
Jean Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
Attn:
re
http://paris.fr.craigslist.fr/vac/3452126776.html
THANKS FOR CHOOSING MY APARTMENT: 3 BEDROOM - SLEEPS UP TO 8
12 Rue Portefoin,
Île-de-France,
3rd Arondissement
Paris France.
RATE:EUR 150 per night
(VAT inclusive)
AVAILABILITY FOR YOUR DATES : 17/01/2013 - 22/01/2013 ( 5 Nights)
BOOKING TERMS:
*A deposit of 50% of total rate be made on demand of the apartment booking
*Balance to be made at arrival
*A basic surcharge deposit of EUR 400, to be refunded at departure
hence no major damage is done
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YOU'RE BOOKING:
@ EUR 150 per night for 5 nights: EUR 750
Actual rate: EUR 750
50% Deposit: EUR 375
Surcharge deposit: EUR 400
ADVANCE DEPOSIT FOR YOUR BOOKING = EUR 775
Note: Payment has to be made before I can secure you date.
The apartment is not a shared apartment and you are provided with
fresh linens and towels.
Offering free shuttle from the airport and there are no additional
fees included in the price.
I will like to give u two of my recent past tenants .
Mr. Ronald Abramson from Texas stayed for 7 nights:
[email protected]
Emil Klause Eldridge from Germany stayed 1 month:
[email protected]
Attached are some more photos
Get back to me to confirm if you are still interested, so i can send
you my Booking Agreement Form
Warm Regards,
Jean Davis
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
Sounds safe. It's not!
The emails claiming to be from the company are fake.
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.
