Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:49 am
From: dgfgj gfg <[email protected]>
Date: October 2, 2013 at 12:45:10 AM PDT
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re: New message for 767 Transom Way, Oxnard
Reply-To: dgfgj gfg <[email protected]>

Hello,

Thanks for your interest.I must confess that I am very new in this landlord business.My name is Chidi Dallas ,I own the house located at (767 Transom Way Oxnard, CA 93035)My lovely home is still available for lease and i want a responsible person or family who are neat and also believed that they have all what it takes to take care of the house as if it where there own.Please be informed that i am leasing the house because I was transferred from my place of work to WEST AFRICA and i came over with my lovely wife Jennifer Dallas because of the love I have for her and we shall be staying for at least 4 to 5 years before coming back to the house. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in WEST AFRICA and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries.we both bought the house when we got married.We wanted to sell the house since we will be staying longer than we thought so we searched for an agent and getting upon getting one we stroked a deal but later my wife advised me not to sell the house anymore. I reasoned with her and accepted her advice so we contacted the agent back and requested for our keys and documents to my house and decieded to put it out for rent since we will back to the house in the next 4 to 5 years.We would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent was asking too much of an agent fee and also made the rent high.We were not getting the responses we needed so i decided to terminated our contract with them and put it up for rent ourselves.If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price and this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.The house is available for as long as you want.The rent is $1000 and $1000 for Security Deposit For this 4 br,3 ba...Utilities such as Air Conditioner Dishwasher Walk-in Closet Refrigerator Vaulted Ceilings Washer/Dryer Cable etc are all included in the rent.

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
1)Your Full Name________________________
2)Current Address_____________________________
3)Cell phone number(________)Best time to reach you?
4)State________________
5)City__________________
6) Zip______________
7)Are you married______________________
8)Do you have Kids__________
9)Do you have a pet______________
10)Do you have a car______________________
11)Occupation______________
12)How many people will be living in the house___________
13)Reasons for Leaving present home_________________
14)How long lease are you looking for______________
15)How soon do you intend moving in________________
16)Date of Birth________________
17)Numbers of Cars________________
18)A picture of occupant________________
19)How soon can you make the payment for the security deposit to get the keys to my house________________
20)How soon do you want to receive the keys/documents________________
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Application Comment
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Please make sure this questions are filled correctly because the best way you answer with your comment will impress me the more to accept your application.

I await your urgent response

Sincerely.

Cell phone number +2348029761268 OR 0112348029761268

Chidi Dallas


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

Sounds safe. It's not!
The emails claiming to be from the company are fake.

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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