Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:18 am
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: Con Warner
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 11:11
Subject: - $1100 / 3br - 33 Long Hill Ter Come check out this recently remodeled, freshly pain (New haven CT)

Am so sorry for the late respond, I receive your mail indicating your interest in our home for rent and i hope you are serious about this. Firstly i will like to share with you about my little family, I am a Elder and my wife has a private practice as an attorney, i am a native of New Haven, CT. I and my wife acquired our house few years ago and have lived happily' As we are approaching retirement,we have decided as JEHOVAH WITNESSES to spend the rest of our lives in voluntary services.To spread with gospel of Jehovah and reach out to the less privilege.This has given us so much joy and fulfillment.Presently we have been assigned to (Republic of Nigeria) to help build the Kingdom Hall and assist in spreading the living word.Please let me know when you are ready to move in and also indicate if you can take good care of our home cos i made up my mind to sell the house until my lovely wife advised that we keep it for future purpose. As it has been a tough decision for us,we require a very nice,experienced and genuine family to help keep the bond that we have with our home. so we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on our absent.right now we are renting and not selling but we would like to leave it into a good hand. We want our property to be well taken good care of, and there are some rules and regulation in which we do give out to tenant who are willing to rent the house so please don't disrespect our order but if you are still capable of renting our house the rules and regulation goes this way, You must keep our house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak, you must not disturb the neighbor. Don't be surprise if you find the home with another site and deference price, We have plan to rent it through Real estate before, but they are not serious simply because they have a lot of house to lease out and they added some money to the rent while there commission is not fair. Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that I'm nevertheless We are giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and our last tenant. the keys and documents are with us here in (Republic of Nigeria)... So I will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house But you can drive by the house anytime to take a look at the area and surrounding, You can also peek through the windows if you don't mind. For now we are looking for 6 or 7 years lease or rather lets us know how long you wish to stay.

Attn : The rent are including the Utilities are intact such as Dishwasher,Dryer, Electric Stove, Fridge, Washer,Air Condition,Sewage,Trash,all included in the monthly rent,as i am in a governmental programmer that sponsors my utilities on monthly basis etc.

Please note that, we are a kind and honest family,that spent a lot on property that is available for rent, so in one accord,we are soliciting for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own. We want you to keep it tidy all the time so that we shall be glad to see it whenever we are around on a visit.

House Address : (33 Long Hill Ter, New Haven, CT 06515)

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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.........

33 Long Hill Ter Come check out this recently remodeled, freshly painted 3BR/2 bath single family ranch available in the Westville area of New Haven. This sought after neighborhood is on a quiet cul de sac street. You will be able to enjoy some of the following features: - Large open space living area (kitchen, dining and living room) - Spacious kitchen w/dishwasher, stove, fridge - Large bedrooms with plenty of closet space - Laundry chute to lower level washer/dryer - Beautiful hardwood floors - Garage with driveway for additional car - Private landscaped back yard with garden plot - Minutes to Yale c...ampus - Partially finished basement - Air conditioning is window units and/or whole house/attic fan. - Heat is baseboard/oil - Small pets OK. Move in ready.

Number of Bedrooms:3
Number of Bath:2
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $1,100
Refundable security Deposit: $1,100

If you are really interested in renting my home then answer the rental application questions below.

Name (First name/ Middle name/Surname ) : __________?
Phone numbers (home,cell and office line ) # :__________?
Marital Status:__________?
How many proposed occupants :__________?
List all in addition to yourself including approx age :__________?
Present Address :__________?
Will you have pets :__________?
Please describe Breed, size :__________?
Personality of pet :__________?
Preferred move in date :__________?
Intended length of lease:__________?
Do you agree to pay the payment before you move in:__________?
How soon can you have the deposit and rent payment sent to me:__________?
Length of previous tenancy :__________?
Present occupation :__________?
Are you a section 8 applicant:__________?
Do you work late night :__________?
Do you smoke :__________?
Do you drink :__________?


Thanks and God bless you.
Best Regard,
Mr. Venumadhav M Ponnala 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.

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