by Michelle
Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:22 am
[email protected]
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.
Thanks for the inquiry about my house. I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of. I resided in the house with my wife and My Daughter, but presently we moved out of the house due to my recent transfer from the company I worked with (Atlas General Construction company) I worked as an Engineer and now I got a job offer from a company in Nigeria (Setraco Nigeria Limited) You can view their website at http://www.setraco.net
Actually, we wanted to sell the house but my wife suggested that we may need the house later so we decide to stop the property management company from selling it but to rent it out for us. Fortunately we later found out that they were trying to use our absence as a medium of making money for themselves by asking for more than what we asked them to take for the rent, so we decided to stop them totally and that's why i am doing this on my own.
Little about my Family.We are kind and honest people,we don't like disappointing people and we don't want anyone to disappoint us. My daughter is a Political Science student at Lagos State University(UNILAG) . She helps her mother in doing some home work during their vacation period. My wife is a very good woman who understands easily and we are a christian Family. we are members of Baptist Church We believe in the restoration of Christ.
What really happened is this, we are not giving the home out for rent just because of money but because of our recent work to Nigeria. So we want you to keep our house clean always.We want you to treat it as yours when you move in, I hope this is very clear to you?.
As it is now, we are not around to show the house from the inside and there is no way you can see the house from the inside because we are with the keys here.we will get the keys shipped to you via FEDEX Courier Service as soon as you are ready to move in.
You can go check out the house and the neighborhood from the outside and get back to me if you really like the house. The Physical address of the house is 39 Kings Point Rd, Great Neck NY, 11024
The Rent is $1600 and the Security deposit of $1600 which includes the utilities such as Electricity and the internet Only. Pets are allowed.
Below are the questions that qualifies you for the rental of our house.
TENANT RENT APPLICATION
FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME: __________________
LAST NAME:__________________
PROFESSION:________________
PHONE (____)__________ (CELL)
PHONE (____)__________ (WORK)
PHONE (____)__________ (HOME)
MARITAL STATUS:_________
KIDS_____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY________
PRESENT ADDRESS:___________________________
CITY:_______________
STATE:______________
ZIPCODE:____________
HOW LONG?___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?____________________________________________________________
CURRENT RENT:_______
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________
PERSONAL REFERENCES
(LIST 2 PERSONS, OTHER THAN YOUR RELATIVES, THAT WE CAN CONTACT TO VERIFY YOUR CHARACTER.)
FIRST PERSON
FIRST NAME:_______________
MIDDLE NAME:______________
LAST NAME:________________
RELATIONSHIP______________
PHONE (___)________________
SECOND PERSON
FIRST NAME:_______________
MIDDLE NAME:______________
LAST NAME:________________
RELATIONSHIP______________
PHONE (___)________________
(IN AN EMERGENCY, LIST 2 PERSONS THAT CAN BE CONTACTED STARTING WITH NEAREST RELATIVES)
I will be waiting for your response. Let me know as soon as possible after seeing the house from the outside. If have any question please do not hesitate to ask.
Thanks and God bless
Xiaochang and Family
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.
