by Con Warner
Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:51 am
From: Melissa Shaunessy <[email protected]>
Date: June 10, 2013, 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Craigslist post
Thanks for the email,My name is Melissa Shaunessy Wilson in respect of
my husband Chen Wilson who owned the home you are intrested in I want
you to know that it was due to my husband transfer that makes us to
leave our home and also want to give it out for rent a looking for a
responsible person that can take very good care of it we are not after
the money for the rent but want it to be clean at the time and the
person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own.So for
now,Am here in the state, New Jersey in our new house and also with
the keys of the flat,we try to look for an agent that we can give this
document before we left but could not see because my husband had to
leave Hull urgent for his contract in West Africa and as well as
don't want our house to be used any how in our absence that is why we
took it along to us here and as you know that,my husband over in the
West Africa for a contract,so i hope you will promise us to take very
good care of our home.So get back to me on how you could take care of
our home or perhaps experience you have in renting home.
The rent is made very affordable because I am seriously looking for a
clean and reliable person to take care of the apartment. Once again we
are not after the money, what we are after is the welfare of our
apartment. I will like you to drive by to the address today to view
the exterior of our home for you to get a better view of the building
and also see what the neighborhood looks like and get back to me If
you loved the location so I can forward you with tenancy application
for so we can proceed.
Address 180 Cadish Ave Hull, MA 02045
Hope you are okay with the rent fee of $800 per month which includes
hydro,heat, laundry facilities,air condition, internet, electricity
and so on.i look forward to hearing from you ASAP so that i can
forward you rent application to fill out and discuss on how to get our
home for rent.
Thanks and God Bless.
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.
