by Con Warner
Tue May 28, 2013 3:28 am
From: "REALTOR.com® Customer Care" <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 11:11
Subject: REALTOR.com Customer Care - Invoice ID #KMM12907183I15977L0HG
Invoice ID #KMM12907183I15977L0HG - Pending
Congratulations on your tenancy approval. Realtor.com enables any business or consumer with an email address to securely and cost-effectively send and receive payments online in real-time! The Tenant checks the property before authorizing the payment, and allows the Landlord to use a safe way of accepting payment by money orders!
About Company
Realtor.com reduces risks associated with Internet transactions by acting as a licensed neutral third party for online transactions. The package will remain in our custody until the prospective tenant will send the payment through a Money Order Service. After verifying the funds, Realtor.com is ready to deliver the parcel to the designated address.
You are receiving this e-mail because you are involved in a rental process, your landlord requested to useRealtor.com. Realtor.com offers a set of services that build protection into every step of the rental process. TheRealtor.com Service is your safety net in the rare occasion that something goes wrong.
The Realtor.com process relies on email as a way to keep the prospective tenant and landlord informed at all steps of the process. Please ensure you check your email at least once a day if you are involved in a rental process.
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1. Prospective Tenant and landlord agree to use Realtor.com. Landlord starts the process.
2. The prospective Tenant pays Realtor.com a security deposit. Realtor.com holds this money until the keys and contract are received by the prospective Tenant.
3. We deliver the keys and signed contract using an approved courier and we will also provide a tracking number so you can track the package.
4. The prospective Tenant receives, signs for the package and inspects the property in question.
5. Realtor.company the landlord - rental process completed.
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Invoice ID: #KMM12907183I15977L0HG
Transaction Date: Monday, May 27, 2013
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Home Owner's Details:
Full name
Donna G. Taylor
Address
123-125, Ladbroke Road
City
London
Postal Code
W11 3PU
Country
United Kingdom
Prospective Tenant's Details:
<Removed>
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Service:
Handled by:
Realtor.com - Online
DHL Express Shipping
Guaranteed delivery:
24 hours after Payment Confirmation
Description of Goods:
Apartment and Interphone/Digiphone Keys, Viewing Permit,
Additional Services:
None
Inspection:
Guaranteed by Realtors International
Delivery:
$ 0.00
* *Note: Delivery expenses are covered by the home owner.
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Service Information:
Tracking Number:Pending
Package Information:
Property keys and rental contract verified by Realtor.and signed by Donna G. Taylor, Owner of property in question, located at this address:
416 Orange Avenue #133, Long Beach , CA 90802, United States
Declared Monthly Rent Value: $ 700.00
Bond Value: $ 700.00
Total Amount To Pay: $ 1.400.00- Representing Rent Payment For 1 Month + Bond
Delivery Costs: $ 0.00
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Payment Information and Instructions
How to make the payment to our agent?
Western Union
You can pay with cash at any Western Union Office and have payment sent to the Realtor.com Agent. That frees the seller to confidently send you the keys and documents - saving you days of waiting
It's Easy:
Visit any one of Western Union nearly 45,000 Agent locations and fill out the appropriate Western Union form to send your payment in cash.
Your payment is typically sent within minutes . usually faster than paying with Money Orders or COD.
It's Convenient:
There are nearly 45,000 Western Union Agent locations nationwide. Many are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Several IDs and utility bills are required before the funds are paid. Therefore, no one else only the agent Realtor.com can pick up the money. Your payments cannot be lost in the mail, like money orders or check
Make the payment using money transfer to our Realtor.com Agent name listed below and send the total amount of $700.00
Full name
Adam Razik
Address
21-24 Basil Street
City
London
Postal Code
SW3 1AH
Country
United Kingdom
E-mail us the transfer details for the verification with the following information from the Western Union receipt by replying to this message:
* 10 digit, MTCN number
* Sender's, full name and address
* Receiver's full name
* The total amount you've sent
* Total amount received in pounds ( GBP)
* *We strongly recommend that you confirm the payment by both e-mail and fax.
Once you've completed the payment, please send us the payment details for verification as soon as possible to email address: [email protected].
Note: To avoid Western Union fees you will have to declare at the Western Union office that the money will be sent for a relative or friend (the transfer commission will be smaller 3~5%). For online payments, you could pay 10~12% transfer commission. The payment must be made at a Western Union Agency, in person,with cash by the Tenant. We can't confirm any payments made online.
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Important notice:
Once the payment is done and the verification is complete, we will proceed with the delivery of the package.We will inform the Home Owner that the payment was sent and that the package was delivered as soon as we get the payment confirmation. Just follow the instructions above.
Realtor.com goal is for every online transaction to go as planned safely and without surprises.We have verified the Landlord’s identity, financial stability, and ability to honor their rent terms and conditions.
If the Landlord does not meet the terms of transaction, you will get a full refund. Guaranteed. Best of all, theRealtor.com. Service is completely free to you. The refund is sent to your bank account, or by check or money order. The way you receive the refund is your choice. Refund requests are processed within 24 hours .
The Landlord delivers the package to Realtor.com for full evaluation of content. Realtor.com offer you a 3 days inspection period, so if by the reason you refuse the property, Realtor.com will return the money to you.
The payment details are confidential and will not be released under any circumstances.
Help
If you have an additional question about this transaction, email us at Customer Support or just reply to this email.
* Keep this email for your records
Sincerely,
Adam Razik
Customer Care Representative
REALTOR.com Customer Care
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
Sounds safe. It's not!
The emails claiming to be from the company are fake.
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.
