by Con Warner
Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:47 am
From: Thomas Preston <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:11
Subject: Re: Reply to your "$260w 2 bedroom apartment 127 Grafton Rd, Grafton, Auckland 1010" Ad on Gumtree
To: Con Warner
Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.
I am looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it. I am 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,
and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.
The condo is fully furnished with all necessary amenities (exactly like in the pics). It has dishwasher, washing machine and clothes dryer. The condo comes with two parking spots, a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don't like it and you want to use your furniture). Pets allowed.
The monthly rent for the apartment is $1,000. This will include all utilities such as water, electricity, Internet, cable, parking etc. I am looking for someone to rent anywhere from 1 month to 5 years or more.
The only problem is that I had to move with my job to United Kingdom, London where I am now and I left the keys and contract already signed by me at a rental company and they will handle the rental process. They have a program that offers the tenant the possibility to check the apartment and makes sure that the tenant is fully satisfied with the condo.
If you want to know more about how this deal can work please get back to
me ASAP and I will send you the details step by step.
Thomas Preston
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.
