Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:11:29 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Looking for a place to rent
To: Michelle Banks

Hello,

Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, we want our property to be well taken good care of, and they are some rules and regulation in which i do give out to tenant willing to rent my house, so please don't disrespect my order, But if you are still capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way.

You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak,you must not disturb the neighbor. We decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (West Africa) on a Missionary Work because, in a church here named World Mission, so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on my absent. Don't be surprise if you find the home with another site and different price, I have plan to rent it through Real estate before, but they are not serious simply because they have a lot of house to lease out, And they added some money to the rent while there commission is not fair.

Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that i am, But nevertheless i am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in West Africa... So i will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house, But you can drive by the house anytime to take a look at the area and surrounding, you can also peek through the windows if you don't mind.

So let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward you the Rental Questionnaire to fill out...

Number of Bedrooms: 3
Number of Bath: 2.5
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $900
Deposit: $700
Address: 1112 Williams St Nw Orting, WA 98360

Thanks and God bless you.
James Godwin

Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 15:12:17 -0700
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Looking for a place to rent
To: Michelle Banks

Hello ,

Thanks for the email, I am getting pleased with your plight, We have been searching for the right person to occupy the home on our absent which i believe God will answer my prayer very soon towards the property. We plan to stay here for 4 years or more, and i might also decide to move back to my new renovated home in HI upon my arrival.

Rental Information......

Full Name
Full Address & Phone Number

Date of Birth?
Are you married?
How many people will be living in the house?

Do you have a pet?
Do you have a car?

Occupation?

What is your monthly income?
Reference Contact Name and Address if Any?
Why are you moving?

When do you intend to pay the deposit?
When do you intend Moving in?
Any Police problem?


Filling out of the Questionnaire will determined if are the right person to occupy it or not, and we will send another email to let you know our final decision.

Thanks and remain blessed..

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.