by Con Warner
Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:05 pm
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 11:11
From: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Inquiry for your appartment
Hello,
Thank you for choosing my apartment
@ 790 11th Avenue by 55th Street, Midtown West, Manhattan NY.
is Available
$220 per night
Rent for your date (7 nights) $1,320 at discounted weekly rate
To reserve your date, a refundable damage security deposit of $400 (refunded in cash at point of checking out)
plus a 50% part payment of the rent ($660) is required
Total Advance to secure your reservation is: $1,060
Get back to us as to get the rental agreement form. It contains information on for rent deposit payment and help you through terms and condition of our services
Deposit is sent in via your PayPal account. If you do not use PayPal, let me know.
Note: It's only when payment has been made that we can secure your dates.
More pictures are attached
Hope to see you in NYC!
Tony
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.
