by Con Warner
Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:46 pm
Oliver Rühl - [email protected] wrote:
Hello,
The apartment is now available flexible lease ( 5 years maximum), nice, clean, quiet, has all the facilities and the utilities a person needs including electric Utility, cable TV, assigned parking,laundry in the unit, air conditioning, high speed Internet, well behaved cats/pets are allowed.The monthly rent is 495 euro with all utilities included(heat,electricity,water). For what period you need it and starting when?
I'am the owner of the apartment and I just got a 5 years contract for engineer at Aston Martin,UK,and this is the reason why i want to rent the apt and to find a good tenant for it. My only condition to rent the apartment is to find a good person to take care of my apartment, not to earn money from this.
I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself .
Regards
Rühl Stephanie - [email protected] wrote:
Hello there ,
I am glad to hear that.I am sure you are a genuine person and i will be more than happy to have you in my apartment.
Last week I found someone who wanted to rent it but when I arrived in Hamburg he never answered my calls again and I lost 2 plane tickets and 2 days of work. We can not meet to show you the apartment because I don't want to risk to lose money and time again. That's why I let the keys and contract of the apt at Airbnb.com in London and using their system you can inspect the apt and decide if you will keep it or not.
The reservation will be made through Airbnb.com and they will also help us to make a third party transaction so you can also feel safe about this deal. I'm requiring the first month of rent which is 495 Euros + warranty deposit 495 Euros.
Thank you for your interest
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.
