Rental scammer - [email protected]

Hi

I got this email below from someone in the same apartment building, and same sort of routine too.

From: Samantha Barney <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:24:38 +0000
To:
Subject: THE LOCATION AND ATTACHED PICTURES

Hello,

Thanks so much for the reply and interest in my room, Am Samantha Barney,am 27 years old,from NEW YORK,USA. My father owns the flat but is now late ,i live with my mother in the flat,but now she is out of city due to her work, I have been pretty busy , however, the room is still available .Your flatmates will be Raynell Thompson she live in one room.working lady and a student. People in our apartment like to cook together sometimes and sit together in the balcony and chit-chat for a while. Of course, you have your own privacy when you want it. An order of cleanliness is followed in the apartment. If interested,am just wants people who are trustworthy and who take care of the house.feel free to email about the room.

The flat has 3 rooms ,One is for me and one for your room mate, the other one is available for rent.

The room has the following amenities:The room has a very big bed that can sleep two people with Television connected to cable, Small refrigerator apart from a big freezer in the kitchen,Private bathroom with toilet drawer,Reading desk,Wall cupboard,Internet connection.

The Apartment has the following Amenities:Washing Machine,Heater,Dish washer,Storage,A big living room fully furnished with a television connected to cable,Internet facility .The transport facilities is quite okay in the area, the flat is very close to train station and public transport.

The flat is located in 203 Chrystie St Manhattan, NY 10002, USA.
Get directions Transit: 2 Av

The rent per month is $650 and a security deposit of $650 ,The security is refundable, at the end of your stay in my flat, the security deposit will be refund back to you, The rent include all bills and bills are for Gas , Water , Electricity , tenement rate ,phone ,heater ,tax ,internet connection
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INTERNET CONNECTION :24/7
IMPORTANT INFORMATION :To prepare the lease agreement.
BOOKING DEPOSIT : First month to two month and deposit.
METHOD OF DEPOSIT PAYMENT : western union.
THE OWNER : Lives in the same building
ADDITIONAL FEES: There is no extra charges
ACCOMMODATION RELIABILITY :100%
BASIC DISTANCES : Bus stop - 5 min. on foot
NEARBY SHOP: 24-hour shop, bar, pub, cafe, restaurant, disco, fishing, saloon, supermarket.

This is some pictures of the room and get back to me if you are really interested so that i can forward my pictures to you and the next thing to do for the rental agreement form, hope you understand me? Thanks once again for the interest in my room while waiting to read from you.
Best Regards,

Samantha Barney

THEN THEY SENT ME THIS

From: Samantha Barney <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:00:16 +0000
To: <>
Subject: THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO PREPARE THE LEASE FORM.


Hello ,

Thanks for you reply about my apartment .I will reserved the apartment for you ..and there is a normal procedure you have to go through before make any payment for the apartment .I will requested some information form you means your traveling information which i will forward to my lawyer to preparing your contract form which is lease agreement form and you can know it better with your understanding when go through it properly.but you have to secured the room due that there many interest in the room and who serious will take the room.
Moreover have you interest in the apartment if so, you will need to provides this information requested as below

1. YOUR FULL NAME - 2.YOUR EXACT ARRIVAL DATE 3.YOUR DEPARTURE DATE 4.YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS 5.YOUR PICTURES . 6.YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT SCANNED COPY

When provide all this information requested from you and i can able to forward it to our family lawyer to start preparing your contract form which is lease agreement form quickly and you can able to see the terms and the conditions of the contract form of the apartment before making any payment .if you are satisfied with the terms and conditions abide the contract form and you can then proceed to make the first month payment deposit to me here in USA via western union /money gram money transfer ,as soon she got the payment from you ,then the room will be yours and secured for you and your family. there many people have interest on the apartment but who make payment first will got the apartment .

conclusion, The signed agreement form will be send after signed it through email address along with my copy of my international passport scanned. after you proceed the payment before you arrival period ,i will now send the original copy through a registered courier to your contact address for you to signed it and bring it along with you when coming to the apartment or you can print it out from you computer after i send the last page signed of the agreement form which i send through the attachment to you .Hope to read from you....

best regards

Samantha

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