by Michelle
Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:06 am
From: Steven R. Lawhon <[email protected]>
Date: 2013/3/6
Subject: Re: Immoweb - Intérêt sur une annonce à louer
To: Michelle Banks
Hello,
Thank you reply to the advert placed and I`m sorry to write in English, but I do not speak french. I'm happy to inform you that the place is still available for rent and you are the first person who contact me about it. I personally own the property located in: Boulevard Charlemagnez 45, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium, and also want to rent it out, and I'm looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean at all time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. Apartment have 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1-kitchen and 1-living room, and the apartment features a range of facilities including washing machine, air conditioning, internet and phone, a car parking. The apartment was renovated in March 2012 and all the utilies are brand new. Also, I have no problem with pets. Minimum rental period is one month and can be extented to how much time do you need to leave there. The apartment is furnished as seen in the photos. The monthly rent is 365 Euro including bills for hot water, cold water, gas, heat, electricity, cable TV, internet access. Security deposit (Kaution) is 365 euros, at the end of the lease, this it will be refunded to you (you have to give me at least two months notice before leaving the apartment).
I bought this apartment for my 8 years ago when my company sent me in Belgium for a work project, but nine months ago my company offer me a 13 years contract in United Kingdom, and now I decide to rent the apartment.
Now, a little about me so that we can get to know each other better. My name is Steven R. Lawhon and I am a 49 years old IT Service Provider at Macclesfield/ United Kingdom (Advanced Service Computers Ltd). The only inconvenience is that my job does not let me go, even for a single day. But this will not affect at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from Macclesfield (at my expense, of course).
Thank`s for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
IT Service Provider: Steven R. Lawhon
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 a Money Transfer Service 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 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 ! These 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 or other Money Transfer Services 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.
