by Con Warner
Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:14 pm
From: Divya Touch <[email protected]>
Date: April 6, 2013, 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: Rental Application: 4/5/2013
Reply-To: Divya Touch <[email protected]>
Thank you very much for the information provided and everything will be attached to my file as our new tenant. I feel so excited after reading your email and I want you to know that we just needed a very good and responsible tenant to occupy our house and we have found your application very satisfactory and we would like you to answer this below questions....
The house has been locked up and i promise you if you can come up with down payment of 500 I will ship the keys to you so that you can open the door and view everything.
The payment will be Via Western union Money Transfer, The down payment is refundable.
Confirm your address where I will send you the package because I don't want to send the package to wrong address?
Are you ready to make the Down payment? Because we want to stop replying the mails of other interested people Can you take proper care of the house in our absence?
Down payment of Deposit of $500 will be use for shipment of the keys and document while the shipment take place via FedEx and take 12hours to delivered to your door step.....and then when you move in to the house you can start paying the rent when you move in, so I accept it just that you have to assure me that you will really take good care of the house, hope am communicate?
God Bless You
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.
