by Con Warner
Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:02 am
From: House Rent <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 11:11
Subject: Re: $700 / 3br - 1672ft² - The living room is huge and split into 2 areas with a half wall. (Bloomington, IN)
Hi,
I can see you are interested in the ad I have posted, I am currently in West Africa with my family where we work as a volunteer with the Missionary.We spent less time in the States so we could not get a hold on any Realtor to handle this rent issue, although it was when we knew how long we are going to stay in West Africa that we decided to rent out the house. However, the initial plan was to sell out the house. which we tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the price and it takes longer to sell we are how telling you this in case you find the house on another website, that is the old advert So we need a tenant to take care of it but since we are out of the state now, we have received some proposals regarding the rent because it is located in a very good area of Bloomington,but we still have to make sure it is rented out to someone who can take good care of it.The keys to the House are right here with me and i could send it to you after all necessary agreement has be accepted by my family,It includes facilities such as water and heat laundry facilities, air condition, internet and telephone access and a car park and other necessary facilities, pets are allowed as well as long as they are not destructive,we also want you to let us have trust in you as we always stand on our word. So if you know you are capable of the task,It is available for a long lease.The monthly rental fee is $700 per month including the utilities and the security deposit is $500 which is refundable back to you at the end of your stay if nothing is damaged from my properties.It is not the money that is the main problem but we want you to keep it tidy all the time so that we will be glad to see it neat when we come for a check up.You will only be able to drive by the house for now but not have a look at the interior until we have sent the keys and documents of the house to you.So we wouldn't want any violation on our property if finally rented by you. Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose
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Single Family Residence - Bloomington, IN 47401
Description
Bedrooms:3
Bathrooms:2
The living room is huge and split into 2 areas with a half wall. A fireplace with natural gas heating stove provides warmth and ambiance when needed. The formal dining room opens off the living room and leads to the oversized kitchen with fridge, gas cooktop, wall oven, large pantry and it opens into the wonderful breakfast nook with lots of windows to enjoy the views of the back yard and patio area. The master suite opens off the living room and features a walkin closet and located behind is the ideal office with many built-ins and a master bathroom. The 2nd bedroom and large full bathroom with ceramic tile and more built-ins. Downstairs in the dry basement is a laundry area with front loading washer, dryer, folding table and utility sink. A huge storage room with double dry closets offer plenty of room for those with lots of stuff.
RENT QUESTIONNAIRE
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name__________________________ ________________________
Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________ ________
Other Phone ( ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________ ________Apt#________ City__________________ State______
Zip________
Reasons for Leaving_______________________ _____Rent $__________
Phone ( ) ____________________________
Are you married_______________________ _____
How many people will be living in the house_________________________ ___
Do you have a pet___________________________ _
Do you have a car___________________________ _
Occupation____________________ ________
Move In Date__________________________ __
How soon can you secure the property with the down payment_______________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of my property______
House Address:
520 S High St, Bloomington, IN 47401
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that we can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt and contacting you. Await your reply so we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you.Please Note that your rent only starts counting after you have finally moved into the house,so you need not to worry about making the deposit payment now and not moving in immediately,all you're doing is securing the house in your favour in order not to loose it to other interested applicants.
Hope to read from you soonest...
011-234-8064315450 or +234-8064315450 (call anytime)
Thanks so much.
Thomas P Huston.
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.
Scammer, when asking for payment wrote:Here is how to make the payment for the shipment through any Western Union Money transfer store near you, follow the instruction below.Go to any Western Union Money transfer store and make the payment. below is my secretary information you needed in making the deposit fee payment:
Full Name: ADEYEMI WILLIAMS
Address: 214 James avenue
State: Lagos
Zip code: 23401
Country: Nigeria
Text Question: GOD BLESS
Text Answer: AMERICA
