by Con Warner
Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:46 pm
From: Tom Blyth <[email protected]>
Date: 18 March 2013 11:11
Subject: Re: 1 bedroom bright, sunny apartment for rent
To: Con Warner
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:56 Montague Rd
Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 1BX, UK
BEDROOM: 1
BATHROOM: 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 with
you:____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Present Address:__________________________________________________
How long at this address?______________________Rent?________________
Reason for
moving?______________________________________________
Present Occupation:________________________________________________
Have you ever been evicted?__________________________________________
Personal References
Name Address Phone
1.___________________________________________________________________
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 contained
hereon will be verified before acceptance of tenants.Any change of
tenants in the suite will be reported to the landlord immediately.
**********************************************************************
Office Use: Date:_____________
Verification of information____________________Rent:________________
Occupancy date:___________Security deposit:_______Receipt #_________
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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
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.
