Rental Scammer - [email protected]

So I had an incident while trying to find an apartment, here goes ...

Following are emails from the supposed tenant:

Hello,

Thank you for your interest, I bought this apartment for my son while he was studying, but now he's back home permanently in Poland, so I do. Rent the place for unlimited time Before we go any further, I want to live through you, like how many persons you intend in the apartment, something, know what your job is, how old you are and how long you stay. The apartment is fully equipped set up exactly like the pictures and renovated. Also very important are the utilities of water, electricity, heating, gas, internet, cable, dishwasher, garbage disposal, the price of 265 € per month inclusive and I think it is convenient for both of us. All invoices will be paid by me and you just have to pay the money for the rent every month. The deposit is 530 €, and you get it back if the apartment (you have to give me at least 1 month notice) left to decide. You can find my furniture, or you can also make your own if you prefer. I am a neuro-oncology physician from Poland. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from here quickly and easily. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,

(Translated by google translate)

Followed up by this one after I asked a few questions:

Hi there,

Thank you for your prompt response and for your kind email. If you are still interested I agree to rent it to you. I promise you that you will love the place. You seem to be a nice person and I can assure you we will not have any problems.
Obviously you will have to see the apartment before discussing further details because you cannot rent an apartment that you haven't seen. I am willing to send you the keys so you can visit it and see it suits your needs.
The delivery for the keys (apartment keys, interphone, alarm) and viewing permit (signed by me), will be made through an authorized courier and using a Moneybookers Escrow Account to make sure that we can trust each other.
Using Moneybookers escrow account involves three parties: me as owner, you as a potential tenant and Moneybookers as a responsible third party authorized to proper conduct of the transaction.Please click on the link to the Moneybookers website where you can find the procedure explained : https://www.moneybookers.com/app/help.pl?s=escrow&l=EN

Here is the procedure explained :

The Escrow Account Moneybookers works the same way as the escrow account on which you place the deposit when you rent an apartment, except that instead of a bank, we use Moneybookers. Of course, nobody can touch that money until you have not returned the keys.
The escrow deposit, the first month's rent + rental guarantee (265 + 530 = 795 Euro), must be filed by bank transfer to activate the escrow account.
The delivery will be by a licensed company such as DHL, Federal Express or UPS and it will be sent by Moneybookers at your home.
To initiate the process, I need the following information about you:
-Shipping Address (address where you want the package to be delivered) and name of recipient;
-Delivery Schedule (local time you'll be at home to receive the package and sign the receipt);
-Phone number;
You don't need to open an account with moneybookers because this transaction is a rental and the Landlord must open the transaction, just send me your personal details and i will open a case with them immediately.
Then Moneybookers sends you the keys and the contract already filled with your details; You will have 14 days to inspect apartment since the arrival date; If you want to keep the apartment, they give me the money, and we go on from there; If you do not keep the apartment, you send the keys/contract back to Moneybookers and you get your money back.
This will be in writing in the moneybookers contract I will sign.
The MoneyBookers fees will be paid by me when I will initiate the procedure, you will have to pay for the money transfer fees when you pay the deposit.
If you agree to move forward I can send you a copy of the rental contract in blank.
I'll wait your quick reply and if you agree, I will need your full name, shipping address and your phone number (mobile if possible) so I can initiate the moneybookers rental transaction.
Thanks again for your time and look forward to hear from you soon.

Well it didn't really take much after that ...

Thanks for the posts, the similarities were uncanny!