Rental Scammer - [email protected]

"daniel smicer" <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks for your swift response. My name is Daniel and i just moved to WA,USA with my Family . We are quiet, but sociable and adventuresome couple and enjoy having others around, we respect every religion and love to hang around with good people and we are definitely not a trouble maker and very helpful in nature. The apartment is available for long & short term lease.

We tried to look for an agent that we could give the document & the keys before we left but could not find any as a matter of urgency. And we don't want our home misused in our absence that is why we took the keys and documents along with us. So we hope you will promise us to take very good care of the apartment when you move-in.

The rental fees is $530 including utilities and $530 damage deposit which is refundable. I know you will be wondering why the rent is so cheap. Well we are not after the money, what we are after is the welfare of our apartment. I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to get a better view of the building and attached are the interior pictures for you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside looks, I will like you to get back to me with your final decision after viewing the interior pictures and let me know if you are interested in proceeding with the rental so that I can forward the application form to you.

I look forward to hearing from you ASAP.

Regards
Daniel

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.

This is the scammer's script, asking for payment...

Thanks for getting back to me . I have reviewed your application and I have the keys and the documents ready for shipment. The Total cost for you to move into my apartment is $1000 ($500 for the month rent and $500 for the damage deposit which is refundable) . I will like you to go ahead and send the payment to the information below via Western union. Also attached to this email are couple of my pictures so you can know how i look and also get back to me with your pictures so i can know how my tenant look like.




Name: Daniel Smicer
Address: 2139 Taft Avenue,Malate,Manila,Philippines,1004


Kindly get back to me with the below information as soon as you send the money via Western union.


Sender's Name:
Sender's Address:
MTCN # (10 Digit):
Amount Sent:


Once I receive the payment confirmation from you, I will get the keys shipped to you through DHL courier service {Overnight Delivery} and the shipment tracking number will be emailed to you so that you can know the exact time the package will be delivered to you so that you can move in at your own convenience time.


Regards
Daniel

Thanks for your swift response. My name is Daniel and i just
moved to Manila,Philippines with my Family . We are quiet, but
sociable and adventuresome couple and enjoy having others
around, we respect every religion and love to hang around with
good people and we are definitely not a trouble maker and very
helpful in nature. The apartment is available for long & short
term lease.

Its a spacious and lovely 2-bedroom fully furnished apartment
with utilities included. We tried to look for an agent that we could
give the document & the keys before we left but could not find
any as a matter of urgency. And we don't want our home
misused in our absence that is why we took the keys and
documents along with us. So we hope you will promise us to
take very good care of the apartment when you move-in.

The rental fees is $540 including utilities and $540 damage
deposit which is refundable. I know you will be wondering why
the rent is so cheap. Well we are not after the money, what we
are after is the welfare of our apartment. I will like you to drive by
to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to
get a better view of the building and attached are the interior
pictures for you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the
inside looks, I will like you to get back to me with your final
decision after viewing the interior pictures and let me know if you
are interested in proceeding with the rental so that I can forward
the application form to you.

I look forward to hearing from you ASAP.
Regards
Daniel

Thanks for your swift response. My name is Daniel and i just
moved to Manila,Philippines with my Family . We are quiet, but
sociable and adventuresome couple and enjoy having others
around, we respect every religion and love to hang around with
good people and we are definitely not a trouble maker and very
helpful in nature. The apartment is available for long & short
term lease.

Its a spacious and lovely 2-bedroom fully furnished apartment
with utilities included. We tried to look for an agent that we could
give the document & the keys before we left but could not find
any as a matter of urgency. And we don't want our home
misused in our absence that is why we took the keys and
documents along with us. So we hope you will promise us to
take very good care of the apartment when you move-in.

The rental fees is $540 including utilities and $540 damage
deposit which is refundable. I know you will be wondering why
the rent is so cheap. Well we are not after the money, what we
are after is the welfare of our apartment. I will like you to drive by
to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to
get a better view of the building and attached are the interior
pictures for you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the
inside looks, I will like you to get back to me with your final
decision after viewing the interior pictures and let me know if you
are interested in proceeding with the rental so that I can forward
the application form to you.

I look forward to hearing from you ASAP.
Regards
Daniel

Omg Thank you so much for posting this information it was so helpful to me. I am a kind and trust worthy person and once I told my boyfriends about a great place I had found.... My boyfriends said it was to good to be true and Google DANIEL SMICER on rental scammer and wow what he read after baffle me. We were in shocked but thankful for the useful information. The sad thing is that I wish there was something I could do! like report him to the authoritiess so he won't do this to
other people who are looking for a nice and safe place to live free of harm.