by Con Warner
Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:20 am
From: James Zapata <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, 5 December 2013 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: EUR1000 / 2br - ALREADY FURNISHED APARTMENT
The apartment is available for your date all you will have to do to secure the apartment, you will have to pay% of your one month rent ( 500 Eur ) with your refundable security fees ( 200 Eur) all you will have to pay too secure the apartment is ( 700 Eur ).
You will have pay the fees to my accountant via western union, and all the information you need is inside the booking and agreement form.
Note:- That the refundable security deposit will refund to you on your moving out date or after your three month stay in the apartment
You will have to make the fee so that the apartment will be reserve from other customers for your date.
The remaining month can be pay during your stay in the apartment
Do let me know when you are ready so i could send you the booking and agreement form for you to fill and sign the agreement.
I will be expecting to hear from you ASAP.
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card 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.
