by Con Warner
Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:41 pm
From: James Kennedy - [email protected]
Subject: Re: $800 / 1br - $800 / 1br - Wonderful 1bdrm 1bath Close To
SMC! (Santa Monica College) (Santa Monica College)
Hello,
Thanks for your email and sorry for the late reply. I'm James Kennedy
the owner of the apartment you are making inquiry of which will be a
month by month lease(either short term or long term). Actually I resided
in the apartment which is solely owned by me with my family for some
months and we moved away due to my NGO mission work, my apartment is
still available for rent for $800 per month including the utilities, it
is furnished. Right now I'm in West Africa for a mission work and i
would like you to get in touch with my wife in Melbourne, Australia for
more discussion as she is with the keys and the documents to the
apartment. Please I want you to note that, i am a kind and honest man
and also I spent a lot on my property, so i will solicit for your
absolute maintenance of my apartment and I want you to treat it as your
own. I want you to keep it tidy all the time so that I will be glad to
see it neat when I come for a check up, I do that once in six months. I
want to have trust in you as I always stand by my words. Let us know how
soon you are willing to move in.
ADDRESS TO THE APARTMENT : *2134 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90405*
Special Notice : Pls note that there's none of us to show you the inside
of my apartment, as we would have to send you the keys through FedEx
COURIER SERVICE ON A NEXT DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME and move in asap. A
refundable deposit is required. If you are ok with this pls Email my
wife Mary at ( [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> )
for pictures, details etc and she will attend to you better. Remember to
include this message when you mail her. IF YOU ARE PAYING TWO MONTHS
RENT WITH SECURITY DEPOSIT, WE WILL GIVE YOU A MONTH FREE .
Thanks for your interest. Thanks and God Bless.
James Kennedy
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.
