by Michelle
Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:09 am
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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.
> >Hello,
> >
> > My name is Matthias, I am from Denmark and the flat
> > is still available for rent. It was redecorated last year is looking
> >very nice and clean. Has a fully furnished kitchen, clean and well tidy
> >sitting rooms, laundry room and fully furnished with home utilities
> >like: electric shower, Lounge, Vacuum Cleaner, Toaster, Owen and
> >microwave, dryer, iron, washing machine , refrigerator , dishwasher,
> >power shower, heater, cable ready, TV set and DVD player, Internet
> >connection, equipped kitchen and everything a house needs. I'm
> >interested in finding someone clean who can take care of this house more
> > then getting money from renting it if you know what I mean.
> >
> > The price I want is £700pm, bills included and I am interested in a long term agreement, minimum 3 months!
> >
> >
> > If you are decided to view the flat and have the money I could
> >come in the next few days to show you the apartment and maybe sign the
> >tenancy agreement if you like my flat (I am sure you will love it) but
> >first I have to be sure you really do need a place to live because two
> >weeks ago a person told me he is really interested and he asked me to go
> > to London to meet him and sign the tenancy agreement and when I arrived
> > there no one showed up to rent my place and I lost time and money for
> >nothing. Please accept my apologies if I am rude but I hope you will
> >understand me!
> >
> > I will wait for your e-mail,
> >> We could meet and maybe sign the tenancy agreement Sunday but you see, due to previous predicament that I have gone through in the past trying to rent the property to some students, I have got to realize that many people are not really in need of an apartment all they do is secure a place in advance, my last experience in trying to rent the property to a particular lady had got me to predicate on these, she made me believe she was willing and ready to get the apartment she even went to the extend of showing me her statement of account, which made me took her for the viewing but after taking her for the viewing, she saw the apartment and got to love it and never wanted to loose it, so she kept pleading I retain it for her because she is not financially composed at the moment, which I did but ended up disastrously. So basically for me to be sure of you been willing and ready to get the apartment I will employ you walk into any Western Union agency and
> send the total bill cash £1400 (one months rent and one month refundable deposit) to your partner's name or a friends name (NOT to ME) or your partner/friend can send it to you with the destination of United Kingdom. All I need is for you to get back to me with the receipt issued to you after making the transaction so I can confirm it! When we will meet in person to sign the papers we will go together to Western Union and you will withdraw the cash and pay me in hand! I just need to see that you do have the money available and you do have serious intentions in renting the flat! If the Western Union agent will ask you about the receiver you should tell him that is a relative of yours because the transfer fees will be cheaper! If you will tell them the reason they might consider this a commercial transaction and charge you more. Anyway I will pay for it either you take the flat or not! I will book the flight for Sunday as soon as I have your positive
> answer ! I do apologise for that but as I told you last time when I arrived to London to show the flat to a person everything was a stupid joke and I hope you understand me because I don`t want to waste my time and money on plane tickets. Regards
> >
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.
