by Con Warner
Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:23 pm
From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Anfrage zu Ihrem Objekt 68563317
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:11
Hallo,
Die Wohnung ist noch zu vermieten. Es wurde renoviert im letzten Jahr sieht sehr schön und sauber. Hat eine komplett eingerichtete Küche, sauber und gut gepflegt Wohnzimmer, Waschküche und voll mit nach Hause Utilities
Ich benutze google translate in Deutsch schreiben, wenn Sie Englisch sprechen, bitte komm zurück zu mir in englischer Sprache.
Ich werde für Ihre E-Mail warten
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Hello,
The apartment is for rent yet. It was renovated in the last year looks very nice and clean. Has a fully furnished kitchen, clean and well maintained room, laundry area and full of home utilities
I use google translate to write in German, if you speak English, please come back to me in English.
I'll be waiting for your email
Sincerely yours
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.
