by Michelle
Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:04 pm
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: Beautiful & Fully Renovated Furnished 1 Bedroom Flat For Rent in Cambridge
From: Nicolas Johnson < [email protected] >
To: Michelle
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness hearing from you.I am Rev
Nicolas
Johnson ,the owner of the flat you are making inquiry of. Actually I resided
in
the flat with my family,such as my wife and my only daughter before and
presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working place and now
situated in Houston Tx US and presently my flat is still available for rent
for
400GBP per month including the utilities like hydro,wash er and security,it
is
furnished.More so Now, i am currently in West Africa for a Crusade and i
will
like you to get in touch with my wife for more discussion as She is with the
keys and the document to the flat and she's in Houston Tx and she has an
accident two months ago that is why we are not together in Africa and the
accident was terrible which affected her ear and my legs,she is currently on
a
wheel chair right now....she will be able to send the keys and documents to
you
through UPS COURIER SERVICE ON A NEXT DAY DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME and move in
asap, Pls i want you to note that,i am a kind and honest man and also i
spent
alot on my property that i want to give you for rent,so i will solicit for
your
absolute maintainance of this flat and want you to treat it as your own,is
that
taken,it is not the money the main problem but want you to keep it tidy all
the
time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i came for a check up.i do
that
once in a while..I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always
stand
on my word.Where are you located and where do you see our advert also let us
know if you need more pictures.
Email my wife Jennifer on ( [email protected] ) and she
will attend to you better..
Thanks and welcome
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
