by Michelle
Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:00 am
2013/2/2, david Herold <[email protected]>:
> Dear Tenant to be, I got your mail and Thanks for your interest
> in my apartment for rent,i work with adastra
> corporation(www.adastragrp.com),we specialize in Data
> Warehousing,Business Intelligence, Data Integration, and Master Data
> Management solutions, we have branches in
> Bratislava,Ostrava,Sofia,Frankfurt,Germany,USA,Africa and our
> headquarter is located in Toronto,i was recently transferred to the
> company's new branch in west Africa so am here (west Africa) with my
> family and i must say,Africa has being a great place to live.am settled
> here with my family and work has being so good over here.my wife and
> lawyer convinced me to look for a responsible person to rent our
> apartment while will stay in Africa.we are with the keys and the
> necessary documentation.so please note that you wont be able to view the
> inside of our apartment until we send
> the keys and documents to you but you can go and view the outside or
> drive-by.The monthly rent includes the utilities.So please, if you are
> interested in renting our home,i want you to fill out the application
> form below:
>
> ADDRESS: 71 Craigievar CrescentAberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7DE, UK
> BEDROOM: 1BATHROOM: 1
> Monthly rent: £300 (includes utilities)Security deposit: £150
>
> ************************RENTAL
> APPLICATION*****************************Date:____________Suite applying
> for:________________________Full name of
> Tenant:________________________________________________Home
> Phone:____________________Work Phone:______________________Date of
> Birth:_________________Name, relationship, and age of every person who will
> live
> withyou:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Present
> Address:__________________________________________________How long at this
> address?______________________Rent?________________Reason
> formoving?______________________________________________Present
> Occupation:________________________________________________Have you ever
> been evicted?__________________________________________Personal
> ReferencesName Address
> Phone1.___________________________________________________________________2.___________________________________________________________________3.___________________________________________________________________Can
> you be able to afford the rent or Security deposit now?
>
> I declare that the statements above are true and
> correct.Date:_____________.The information provided above is
> confidential.Information containedhereon will be verified before acceptance
> of tenants.Any change oftenants in the suite will be reported to the
> landlord immediately.
> **********************************************************************Office
> Use: Date:_____________Verification of
> information____________________Rent:________________Occupancy
> date:___________Security deposit:_______Receipt
> #_________ ***********************************************************************
>
> Kitchen 15'0" x 13'0" ( 4.96m x 4.35m )Bedroom 15'10" x 12'5" ( 3.91m x
> 3.18m )Bathroom 7'10" x 5'10" ( 2.08m x 1.78m )
>
> Thanks and hope to read from you soonest
From: david Herold <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 11:28:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: APPLICATION APPROVED AS MY TENANT
To: Michelle Banks
Hello Michelle,
Thanks very much for your reply and also i can see
your willingness in renting my apartment and how is everything?Hope
great!!!We are giving you our home not because of money because of the
promise you made that you are going to take good care of it as we
normally did i will be so glad if you can do that as you said,please
again take good care of it.Hope everything is fine with you.However,if
you are ready to rent the apartment now,that will not be a problem but
we will advice you due to a responsible person like you as i can see you
are a responsible person to please take things easy that is all i have
for you and please be a good tenant to me.
The deposit of One
Month which is £150 so that the keys can be send to you,and also we
would like to send the following document to you via (DHL Shipping
Company) to
the address you provided to me now,and the tracking number will be sent
to you so that you can possible occupy our apartment at your own
convenient time,Please once again,we are giving you this on trust and do
not disappoint us and i promise you that,you will love the
apartment.You are free to stay as long as you like.
Here are the contents of the Document
1)Entrance and the room Keys
2)Paper/Permanent House form(Containing your reference details)
3)The apartment documentary file.
4)Payment Receipt.
5)Full address and description of the apartment.
I want you to re-confirm your address where you want those package to
be sent,so that i can forward it to the Shipping Company..
1)Receiver"s Name : Michelle Banks
2)Receiver"s Address : 419 Rue De La Remarks
3)Receiver"s Phone :
So Let me know about your final decision,so that i can send you
information on how to make the payment as soon as possible,and i want
you to know that the payment will be made via Money-gram or Western
Union. Hope to read from you soonest..
Best Regards
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
