by Con Warner
Wed May 22, 2013 3:01 am
From: Michael Gottfried - [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Subject: Re: Anfrage zu Ihrem Objekt 69750747
To: Con Warner
Hello,
The apartment is now available flexible lease ( 5 years maximum), nice, clean, quiet, has all the facilities and the utilities a person needs including electric Utility, cable TV, assigned parking,laundry in the unit, air conditioning, high speed Internet, well behaved cats/pets are allowed. The monthly rent is 490 euro with all utilities included(heat,electricity,water). For what period you need it and starting when?
I'am the owner of the apartment and I just got a 5 years contract for engineer at Aston Martin,UK,and this is the reason why i want to rent the apt and to find a good tenant for it. My only condition to rent the apartment is to find a good person to take care of my apartment, not to earn money from this.
I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself .
Regards
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.
