Room for Rent Scammer - Nicolas Walker

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:26:50 -0800
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: This is a nice 2 Bedrooms house for rent in Brighton
To: Michelle

Hi,

Thanks for the email. My name is Nicolas Walker the owner of the 2 Bedroom house you are making enquiry of, Its still available for immediate possession. The rent includes all utilities such as : - all furnishings - linens- tableware- cooking utensils- water- heat- internet- basic cable TV etc Options and extras:- off-street parking / garage (2 cars) - electricity- phone- digital or HD TV.Presently am out of the country to cover some story of African History in West Africa countries like: Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria, and others but presently in Nigeria. I'm a TV News correspondant. This is a very big task but I have to do it, all the documents to the property and keys are in safe hand here with me. we are looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it for us, as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the possible tenant will see the house as his or her own.

Here is the House address: 16 St. Lukes Terrace Brighton BN2 9ZE, England , United Kingdom ..Ready for immediate move-in!You can drive down there to take a look at it...i will be willing to rent my house out for the maximum of 5 years and below.I personally had wanted to sell the house earlier on.But after long time deliberation between me and my wife Elizabeth we finally agreed on renting out the house, because it was initially to be sold. But I really want you to take good care of the house, as if it were your own house.

I will be online through out to get back to you as soon as you are able to get back to me. I would want to know how soon you would want to move in, as I will be taking a 1 upfront payment which mean the first and last months you will be staying in the house including some utilities (Electricity, Water, Internet, Heat and Garbage). I am asking for 600pound for 1 month upfront payment and I believe we should be able to help ourselves. including utilities because I want you to take a very good care of the house while I am away.

Because due to my present location. Is not possible for you to view the interior of the place when i have the keys and the document with me here in africa..I am looking forward to hear from you ASAP so i will like you to go ahead and fill out the rent application form so that will can proceed further and discuss on how to get the the keys and papers sent to you via Dhl or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when?.So here is the Rent Application Form Below..

========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Also,Pls answer these questions below:


1)Your Full Name______________________________________


2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________


3)How old are you _____________________________


4)Are you married ______________________________ _____


5)How many people will be living in the house___________________________


6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________


7)Do you have a car __________________________________________


8 )Occupation _________________________________________________


9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________


10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________


11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________


12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my house______________________________________



Pet allows.

I will use the information above to prepare the rental agreement , rent receipts and other documents. Make sure the correct information is type.Do reply with your both cell & house number i am going to call you if your application form has been accepted.A package containing the housing documents, property address with full description. Inlcuding the direction to the place and keys will be ship to you once you both agreed with the term and condition.

Thanks & God Bless

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.