by Con Warner
Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:24 am
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:11
Subject: - $800 / 3br - 1700ft² - meticulously-kept one level brick home (Cookeville, TN )
Hello,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on Craigslist. The house is still available but presently I'm not around...... I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years.. I came over here with my wife, we both bought the house when we got married. As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents.. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will
be more than happy to let you rent the house.
Note" do not contact the sign in front of the house and i also wrote it is for sale (But it is rent to own option) i don't want any agent to take advantage of my property i indicate zip realty to scare them away.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION...........
Number of Bedrooms:3
Number of baths:2
Size:1,700 sqft
Monthly rent:800
Security Deposit:800
Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose..
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF (Application Form)
Full Na: 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:
How many people will be living in the house:
Do you have a pet:
Do you have a car:
Occupation:
Move In Date:
House Address:712 Contraband Ln, Cookeville, TN 38501
Best Regards
Shirl R Allen
You can give me a call on my Cell Phone: +2348092590063 or (415) 534-5020
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.
