by Con Warner
Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:55 am
From: Edra Edward Satromino <[email protected]>
Date: June 17, 2013, 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: $1159 - Craigslist posting
I am so much excited. My name is Edra Edward Satromino the owner of
the house and also want you to know that it was due to my transfer
that makes me and my wife and little daughter to leave the house,
Am here in Africa as a volunteer with the VPWA (Volunteer Partnerships
In West Africa) here is the site for more details about my work here
in Africa (http://www.vpwa.org/). So for now, we are here in West
Africa, (Nigeria),, so my accommodation period in
LAGOS will be about 4 years, so that's the reason why i am renting out the
unit. I do not intend to make profit out of it all i want is to find a good
and clean person to take good care of the place. I`m the owner of the unit
and it is furnished but if you want you can make use of your furniture's
and
help keep mine in the storage locker which is situated both in the unit and
in the building and these does not attracts any funds.
The monthly rent am requesting for includes all utilities (water,
electricity, Internet, cable, 1 parking spots, air conditioning,
dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, stove, laundry
in-suite, washer and dryer) the monthly rent you will be paying includes
all this and they will be taken care of as soon as you pay your rent.
Everything in this unit is functional and in good working conditions. Once
you started staying in the unit and there is any case of any repairs which
is as a result of normal faults like leakages, you will get in touch with
me and i will get it fixed, i am in possession of the keys to the house
which makes hard for you to view the unit. You can move into the unit when
you receive the keys but the only problem is that am the only person who
has the keys but i hope that we will be able to reach a compromise on this.
TERMS AND CONDITION:
The lease is month to month , 6 month or 1yrs and can be renewed ~It can be
rented furnished or unfurnished ~ You will have to take good care of my
unit Utilities are included in the rent ~Pets Allowed Any further questions
please contact and get back to me for the pics of the unit and the
application form. Thank you for your interest and i`m awaiting your
response.
Thanks.
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.
