Rental Scammer - [email protected]

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[email protected] :

Thanks for your reply to the advert placed, I'm happy to inform you that the place is still available for rent and you are the first person to contact me about it. I really need to know how soon you want to move in and number of people. I want to rent out the apartment to someone who is going to take care of the place as if they own it. The apartment is available for short and long time term.

The rent includes all utilities and close to all amenities. The place is available for immediate move in.

INCLUDED IN THE RENT: Cable , Kitchen completely equipped, Kettle - Toaster - Dishwasher - Freezer - Microwave - Oven - Dryer - Heat - Water - Washing Machine and Electric. My Flat is 300GBP PER MONTH, 75GBP PER WEEK, 600GBP AS DEPOSIT (Returnable at your first week of stay in my flat)

I want you to provide the following information so we can make progress.

Full name:
Profession:
Name of Reference in London:
Zip code:
Reasons for Leaving:
How long do you intend staying:
Phone Cell:
Single Or Married:
Pet: If any ():
Date of Tenancy:

I await your swift response, Stay blessed.
Mrs. Joyce Baker

Thanks for the sincere interest you have in my flat and for the response you have been giving me, Don't get me wrong about the transfer for the confirmation.

I said make a transfer to yourself using your name as the receivers name and your closest friend as the senders name through the western union post office, And not a bank transfer statement or housing benefits that some people do presents. Then forward the scan copy of the western union receipt to me for me to forward it to my lawyer for confirmation if truly it is valid and also to confirm your financial ability as a reliable tenant.After the confirmation has been made, then you can go and pick up the money, then you meet me up for the viewing. I told you my lawyer made this decision and i signed it for him to put my flat in good order,i am not ready to violate my lawyers procedure by chance and please try to understand.

Note: The tenant that left my flat also passed through my lawyers procedure and i am not ready to violate my lawyers procedure by chance. i stopped accepting bank details because past seekers of my flat provided fake bank details,i am not ready to go through such non sincerity. I am not saying yours is fake but i am sorry i don't accept backing statement.Also note that cost of transfer will be returned to you when you come for the viewing.

Thanks for your understanding

Best Regards
Mr/Mrs Baker

The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.

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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.

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JOYCE BAKER <[email protected]>
to Michelle Banks


Thanks for the sincere interest you have in my flat, I appreciate your sincerity and concern you have over the renting of my flat, because I have some applicant online that are interested in my flat, but they are not trust worthy of their financial ability. So I have to work with care in having a good tenant, I liked the way you expressed your feelings over my flat and I appreciate that. I fully understand your situation and I would love to make you my tenant. Housing benefit is not accepted and will only be accepted if you stand as a middle man. I have experienced so many things in the hands of past tenant, so I would not want to go through such again and they sometimes do not meet up to date as they promise.

It is unfortunate that our past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view our flat or make a reservation without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, it has brought about great loss to us. I have traveled all the way from Ireland to take some interested candidates around our flat because that's where I work with The Bill Moss Partnership Company (Ringsend, Dublin 4, Ireland). Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who are here in London?, also some do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by their employees.

However, I wouldn't want to collect any money from you as long as you have not sign a contract neither have I take you round my flat. We would not ask you to send your bank statement. At least 1 Month rent and security deposit which is 300GBP or and deposit of 600GBP which is refundable after your first week stay in my flat, would be required from you to transfer through Western Union post office and the only way I can help you is for you. You can make the transfer with your close relation's or friend's name as the receiver and your name as the sender to your destined address in London.

Once you have done this, you can scan the receipt to us, and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as we will send it to our lawyer to verify on the online website, after verification, then we proceed for reservation/viewing and if our flat is okay for you when you arrive, then you call your friend or close relation to go and pickup the money back and pay for the rent and also, I will refund back to you the cost of transfer and don't forget all this are to confirm your financial ability and finalizing of the viewing will be done immediately.
Kindly let me know your opinion as soonest as you get this message. At this stage that you are interested in my flat.
Hope to hear from you soonest and my greetings to your family.

Best Regards,
Mr/Mrs Baker.