Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:04 pm
"Property home" <[email protected]> wrote:Thanks for your interest in my Property. I am a professional
piano/music theory teacher, I'm easy going and friendly. I like Music
and have deep interests in traveling. I respect every religion and
love to hang around with people and i am definitely not a trouble
maker and very helpful in nature. I am currently living in Florida.
USA and I will be here for long that is why am renting out my
Property.

The Property is located at:6516 Hirabayashi Dr, San Jose, CA 95120

strategically located in a very cool and lovely environment with
five (5) appliances including dishwasher with in-suite laundry and
plenty mof storage space and parking space, professional and mature
neighbors ensure peaceful living arrangements. Freshly painted and
immaculately clean.

The rent per month is $1200 monthly including utilities and $1000
for Security deposit fee. I will like you to drive by to the building
at your convenience to view the exterior of the building for you to
know where the Property is located and get back to me so that I can
forward by you the full interior pictures to you to have an idea how
beautiful and spacious the inside looks.

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT
APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
RENT APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING IN THE Property________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________?
CITY: _______________?
STATE:______________?
ZIP CODE: ____________?
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS Property IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN______________?
MONTHLY INCOME
IF YOU HAVE A PET_________,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____?
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENT____?
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT____?
PICTURE OF OCCUPANT______?


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.

Email: [email protected]

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