by Con Warner
Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:16 am
From: David Oni <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 11:11
Subject: Re: Craigslist Apartment
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in our apartment. Find more information
about the apartment below:
Location address: 3945 51st St, Queens, NY 11354.
The one bedroom apartment goes for $750 per month and it includes all
the utilities. There is also a refundable $600 for security deposit.
You are expected to send in the following information for the renting
process to begin:
Full names, Age, Cell Phone, Home Phone, Work Phone, Occupation,
Monthly earnings, Current address
The reason me and my family are renting out this apartment is because
we are out of states as I recently got a new job to work with an oil
firm in Lagos, West Africa and are going to be away for a while.
However, this apartment is being given out on a long term basis.
We need a responsible and employed individual who would be able to
take very good care of the apartment and also be able to pay their
rent as at when due.
We require you to fill out the information and send it back to us. .
You can contact me at any time.
David Oni.
Phone number (Call or Text):347-647-9375
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.
