Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: Felipe <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:11
Subject: Re: Anfrage zu Ihrem Objekt 69831361
To: Con Warner


Hello,

I inherited the apartment from my grandfather when he past away, i am from
United Kingdom so i decided to rent it. Before we go further, I would like to know about you, such as how many persons you intend to stay in the apartment and for how long , also if you can send me picture it will be nice . I will be glad to rent it to anyone who likes to keep it clean and tidy. I can rent out the flat for unlimited time ( 1 to 5 years maybe more ) . I can also rent it for short periods , the rent for 1 month is eur 600 including all utilities . You can use my furniture, or you can use your own , it's the same thing for me . I have the option of sending all my furniture to storage, if you want to bring your own (no extra cost). You can move in to the apartment immediately . The only problem is that I am the only person who has the keys and i'm in UK , but i have a solution for that if you are still interested . 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.

omg ! I get same message today ! But iam in stockholm and wanna rent to apartment. Its very hard to find something. He wrote to me at he have one in city but price was very low . He want to money before but i told _ no way _ but one thing i gave him my name adress etc ... what he can do ? He want only money or what ?