Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Arteton Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:50 pm
"Hello

Thanks for your interest in my apartment .The apartment is still available for rent and is available for long term/short term lease. I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I just got a job with S & W Group in Manchester, England. I work as a Senior Project Supervisor and i will be here for long that is why am putting up my apartment for rent.

The apartment is located at: 140 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON M5H 4E9, Canada

This unit is available as long as you want it.furnished 1bed/1bath apartment ,The apartment is strategically located in a very cool and lovely environment with many appliances including dish washer with in-suite laundry room and plenty of storage space and parking space . Professional and mature neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted.The rent is $650 per month including utilities and security deposit of 500 which is refundable at the end of your stay...I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures for you to have an idea on how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the next step which is the application process..

Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you.

Many thanks"


Just got pretty much the same email as well! His "Robert Campbell" the email address is [email protected].
I was looking for a flat in Toronto and that's what I got back as an answer.
Last edited by Bryon Williams on Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:24 pm, edited 2 times in total. Reason: Added quotation.
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by grizz Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:04 pm
From Robert Campbell, [email protected]

Hello

Thanks for your interest in my apartment .The apartment is still available for rent and is available for long term/short term lease. I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I just got a job with S & W Group in Manchester, England. I work as a Senior Project Supervisor and i will be here for long that is why am putting up my apartment for rent.

The apartment is located at: 140 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON M5H 4E9, Canada

This unit is available as long as you want it.furnished 1bed/1bath apartment ,The apartment is strategically located in a very cool and lovely environment with many appliances including dish washer with in-suite laundry room and plenty of storage space and parking space . Professional and mature neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted.The rent is $650 per month including utilities and security deposit of 500 which is refundable at the end of your stay...I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures for you to have an idea on how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the next step which is the application process..

Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you.

Many thanks



Thanks for the mail and the interest in my apartment, the whole flat cost $650 per month including utilities, meanwhile, the refundable deposit is $500. The flat is freshly painted, neat and fully furnished with all your needs including internet computer with printer, ins-suite laundry as well as 1 parking space, attached to this email are the interior pictures of the apartment, because the apartment is currently locked up at the moment and i will be happy to rent out my apartment to you for the period you want it, if you do promise me that you will take care of the place once you move in and i want you to know that i moved out of the my apartment with my family due to the new job i secured here England, so like i told you i am not in Toronto to show you the apartment in person, am now in England, that is why i stated you will have to drive by the apartment to view all the exteriors for you to have a better idea where the apartment is located then fill out the rent application form in order for me to proceed on how the keys and document of the apartment will be delivered to your current address and how you will make payment to me Via Money Transfer agent at any moneygram local store agent nearest to you, so get back to me with your rental form so i can get the lease prepared forward it to you, so you can sign and get back to me and i will make delivery arrangement immediately.

********RENT APPLICATION FORM*******
(Private and Confidential)
FIRST NAME: __________________
MIDDLE NAME: __________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
PHONE (____) __________ (CELL)
PHONE (____) __________ (WORK)
PHONE (____) __________ (HOME)
MARITAL STATUS: _________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: ___________________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
POSTAL CODE: _____________
WHAT IS YOUR MOVE IN DATE______________
HOW MANY MONTH RENT CAN YOU PAY UPFRONT TO SECURE THE APARTMENT NOW ? ___________
HOW LONG ARE YOU STAYING IN MY HOME? ____________

Await your respond so i can proceed with change of names and address of new tenant on the lease form and making delivery arrangement to your current address via DHL Express Courier service.

Many thanks


I knew it was a scam from the moment I saw it. 650 all inclusive, fully furnished, 1 bdr right next to UofT? Come on. Just wanted to see what he'd say (and maybe a little bit of me was hoping that it wasn't...).
Last edited by Bryon Williams on Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:17 pm, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Added quotation.
by pamedrums Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:11 am
I sended him 1800 dollars because i Was going to study to Canadá. Do you know how can i denunciate him. Please ASAP its urgent

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