by Con Warner
Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:41 pm
From: Jose Clark <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:11
Subject: Re: Lead for 100 W 5th Street #12, Long Beach, CA 90802
Thanks for your email and interest in renting my Apartment..I am the
owner of the Apartment you are making inquiry of…Actually I resided in
the Apartment with my family,Presently my Apartment is still available
for rent, (rental ready includes utilities).More so Now,My family and
i are currently in the (Nigeria) for an international Christian
Followers crusade..Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my
property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for
your absolute maintenance of this Apartment and want you to treat it
as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem but i want
you to keep it tidy at all time so that i will be glad to see it in a
perfect condition when i come for a check up.I also want you to let me
have trust in you as i always stand on my word.My wife and i bought
the Apartment when we got married.When we left the state I had a
thought of selling the Apartment so I have to look for an agent, after
getting one,we got a deal but later my wife advised against that.I saw
senses in her advicde and i accepted her advise,So I contacted the
agent back and requested for my keys and documents.So we Later decided
to have the Apartment rent out and have given the same agent this job
but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it
professionally and the occupant may not be able to cope with him.We
also would like you to know that i spent too much money to remolded it
before i left the states because of this reason and more we need a
responsible person that can take very good care of it as we it were
his/her own and we not after the money,but want it to be clean and for
you to take it as if it were yours.The Apartment is located at:100 W
5th St, Long Beach, CA 90802
The rent is:$500
Security Deposit:$300
Pets Allowed:All Pets
Availability:Available Now for move in.
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT
APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
RENT APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING IN THE Apartment________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________?
CITY: _______________?
STATE:______________?
ZIP CODE: ____________?
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS Apartment IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN______________?
MONTHLY INCOME____________________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET_________?
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____?
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENT____?
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT____?
PICTURE OF OCCUPANT______?
NOTE:You may drive by anytime to view the Apartment from the outside
and living environment of the Apartment as you won't be able to
inspect the Interior of the Apartment because i have the keys/document
of the Apartment with me. It is located in a cool, quiet and safe
neighborhood.Looking Forward to read back from you with the rental
application form so we can proceed.
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.
