by Con Warner
Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:03 pm
From: Samuel Francis <[email protected]>
Date: October 10, 2013 at 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: - $800 / 2br - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 5th floor condo available for rent (Wlimington )
Reply-To: Samuel Francis <[email protected]>
Hello,
How are you and your family doing? I really hope i am not getting back to you late about my 2 bedroom unit you want to rent, I had to leave the country in a hurry due to my recent promotion and it involves me working out of the state sometimes, and also out of the continent so i am currently in Istanbul Turkey. I got promoted due to the fact that i was really effective in helping out during the time of the hurricanes that affected most part of our beloved country. I intend selling the unit out rightly if i can find a potential Tenant that would want to buy, but right now we are going to concentrate mainly on renting the house on a month to month bases and if we find a tenant who is ready and capable of doing a lease to own after a year of living in the unit we would be highly interested also. To be honest with you we are new in all this because this is the first time we are having to rent out our home personally. We tried using a Realtor but found out the Realtor made the rent and deposit too high for the aspiring tenant so you may notice the renting is different in amount to the one earlier posted by my former Realtor, that is the reason why i had to post the condo personally with the exact price i know it is suitable for my home. We have made the monthly rent significantly low and affordable and we are also flexible to different ideas the prospective tenant would want to take to payoff the rent and security deposit that would not make the tenant feel renting my home involves lots of money . If you want more photos of the Unit, let us know . I am currently working as a counselor and also relief supervisor for the United States Aid for International Development (US-AID) here in Istanbul, Turkey . Please visit http://www.usaid.gov/, and see all the good work we are doing for the country and the world in general. You can also support our mission.I guess by now you should be eager to view the unit because it is a lovely home and perfect for every family. So far, we have seen a couple of interested families but we shall rent to the best tenant according to our choice and the specified tenant renting code. The rent is $800 while the security deposit is also $700. The unit is ready for immediate move-in and also future move in.UTILITIES ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE RENT AND LEASE IS 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR WITH OPTION OF LEASE TO OWN.Here is the address to my lovely home 530 Harlan Boulevard #510 Wilmington, DE 19801. Please read my e-mail carefully before replying to the mail.
Thanks and God Bless you.
Samuel Francis
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.
