Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Sat May 11, 2013 5:06 am
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:11
Subject: - $700 / 3 bed / 1 full bath / 900 sqft Single-Family Home ( bloomington, IL)
To: Con Warner


I am Chris L Murphy , the owner of the house you are making inquiry
of. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a
responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we
are not around. My wife and I live and work in capital city of Kuala
Lumpur Malaysia as Medical doctor with UNAIDS,(www.unaids.org) for a
program called HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education. We are renting
the Property for long term and short term lease is also acceptable. We
will be away for 3 years or more that is why I have made up my mind to
put up my house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it.
Also how long do you intend to stay? How soon do you intend to move
in?

Here are details of the house

Address: 1220 Mount Vernon Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1.5

FEATURES:
Laundry
Electric Range
Electric Heat
Master Bedroom
Playground
AMENITIES:
Air Conditioning
Patio/Party Deck
Cable TV
Ceiling Fans
Dishwasher
Firepit
Garbage Disposal
Microwave
Security alarm
Pets Allowed
Refrigerator
Washer / Dryer

Rent: $700 including utilities
Security deposit: $700

Please feel free to ask any questions you do not understand and i will
be looking forward to receive your email as soon as possible. As i am
not around to show the inside, you can go check out the house and the
neighborhood from the outside and get back to me if you really like it
for more information.
Please respond ASAP.
Hope to read from you soon
Thank you 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.

Email: [email protected]

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