Rental scammer - [email protected]

From: Oratguna Rao <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:11
Subject: RE: Question about the home at 36952 Nichols Avenue Fremont Ca Fremont, CA
To: Con Warner


Thank you very much for the information provided and everything will be attached to my file as our new tenant. I feel so excited after reading your email and I want you to know that we just needed a very good and responsible tenant to occupy our house and we have found your application very satisfactory and we would like you to answer this below questions....


The house is under locked. I promise to ship the keys to you if you can come up with a down payment of $400 it refundable so that you can open the door and view everything. The down payment is refundable should in case you are not satisfied with the interiors.

Confirm your address where I will send you the package because I don't want to send the package to wrong address.

Are you ready to make the Down payment? Because I want to stop replying the mails of other interested people?

Here is my number: +2347087554408.

The house is going to be available by next month if you can come up with down payment i will old the house to you and send you the keys.

Can you take proper care of the house in our absence?


Kindly get back to me with your response as soon as possible,

God Bless You.

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.

Thanks for your reply and I want you to know that this is legit. I want you to know I have to be carefully this day, you sound skeptic from your last email, and that’s very wrong, if you are thinking that I just wanted to take your money for nothing. When I known how people worked and earn their money, I will never think of taking some advantages over you and your money, please take that out off your mind that is really awful thing on the earth that I will never think about doing. Please understand me better, I was not trying to lure you into this, everything about me and my home is 100% real ok, ill like you to know one thing I am a man of God and i such much believe in his words and I can never tarnish my name and image all because of money and I wouldn't do such a thing when I have blood running through my vain, So as I shall be giving you My home With your Age I know you would be able to take good care of it well for me,( that is the reason why I said you should pay the Fees of security deposit which $200 and I will get the keys and documents Ship down to you. Am a True man Of God, and if you don't get the keys and documents your money will be refundable back to you, but I don't pray such thing will ever happen ). Kindly look for any grocery Store near you and send the money via Money Gram with information below.

Receiver's Name:Gideon Sarah
Address: 56 Cameron Street
State:Lagos
Country:Nigeria
Question:Who is the Creator
Answer:God

So get back to me with the Reference # Give you from Money Gram and let me know as soon as the money send.

Best Regard.